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Oh.
[oh]

February 26, 2019

WHAT DOES OH. MEAN?

Oh. is a reaction showing various feelings such as annoyance, sadness, surprise, or disappointment, especially in text messages or social
media posts. Oh.‘s tone can range from sincere to sarcastic. It’s also used in the construction Oh. My. God., an emphatic text form of oh my
god.

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 As much as being passive-aggressive gets a bad rap, we all do it sometimes—especially on social media or in texts. When someone says
something completely ridiculous or disappointing, or that genuinely ticks you off, a pithy “Oh.” can go a long way.
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Generally speaking, oh is a common interjection with wide-ranging meaning, frequently used to express excitement or surprise. This is
especially true when written with an exclamation point, e.g., “Oh! I can’t believe it! ”

It’s also used to show that you’ve acknowledged something: “Oh, I didn’t know that.” Oh can also signal a transition, e.g., Oh, I forgot to tell
you.

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But if you’re the recipient of an Oh., often written with period as if a complete sentence, you might be in trouble. This formulation,
which spread in the 1990s and 2000s thanks to cell phones and the internet, is often used to show that someone feels annoyed,
disappointed, or let down–a dismissive acknowledgement stripped of any interest or enthusiasm.

A short dialogue, for illustration:

Person A: I bought you flowers!

Person B: Oh.

Rough. The period creates emphasis and pause; Person B, it seems, doesn’t like flowers.

Oh. is also commonly used as a component of the common text phrase, Oh. My. God., the periods again adding dramatic emphasis, in a Valley
Girl sort of way.

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EXAMPLES OF OH.

Then suddenly over winter

Oh. My. God. Her mind 😲
#BirdsOfPrey
@HarleyMovieNews, January 2018
break, they gave him my
number and he TEXTED me
asking who was I, and with
friendly texts and smiley faces.
I was kind of shocked and
happy at the same time. At one
point, I couldn’t take it anymore
and I told him and he texted,
“oh” and im like “I;m sorry” [sic]
and he’s likes ” for what?” And
I’m like for probably making
you feel akward” [sic] and he’s
like ” it’s cool.”

Yukina (commenter), A New Mode,

November 2012

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WHO USES OH.?

The spoken equivalent of Oh. usually carries a flat expression. Think of Neutral Face emoji, 😐.

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Oh. https://t.co/vz8w4Vn4zO

— Leyland “Lee” DeVito (@leedevito) February 20, 2019

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“She was really knowledgeable about the bourbon.”

Oh. Great. https://t.co/LkOoUgvbsy

— Zev Karlin-Neumann (@zkarlinn) February 26, 2019

Oh. can also be used to express other feelings or states, too, such as being corrected, often with an embarrassed tone.

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Oh. Oops. Now I feel bad.

— cognitive insistence (@CInsistence) February 27, 2019

It can be, as we’ve noted already, a bit passive-aggressive.

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Oh. Well then.

— Vesper Lynd (@Corporate_Mess) November 20, 2018

Oh. can express that someone doesn’t care about what is being said. And when used as part of the expression Oh. My. God., it can express
excitement or a sense of disbelief.

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Oh. My. God. Univision Journalist Jorge Ramos Reported Detained In Venezuela https://t.co/wtHrseTBXi

— Cornelia (@PaladinCornelia) February 26, 2019

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