my word

interjection

Definition of my wordnext
as in oh
how surprising, doubtful, or unbelievable my word, how that child has grown!

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  1. oh
  2. ha
  3. gee
  4. hey
  5. well
Interjection
  • And people later reported that summit saying, oh, Trump was threatening to leave NATO.
    Susan Page, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The actress and pro partner Brandon made it to the top of the leader board, tying with NFL star Danny Amendola. Flips, lifts, and punches, oh my!
    Calie Schepp, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of oh
Interjection
  • The collection's insurance policy calls for it, ha!
    Mark Holgate, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Se ha transformado en una medida de mi progreso y de mi potencial para subir al podio olímpico».
    por Michael Gervais, Harvard Business Review, 13 Aug. 2024
Definition of ha
Interjection
  • With this approach, some jokes land firmly, some flop, some coast on everything else being funny and some start to annoy you because, gee, isn’t anybody ever taking anything seriously?
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2024
  • This critique, people looking at what’s happening in Ukraine and saying, gee, we’ve been told for the last ten years that boycott, divestment and sanctions are a terrible, illiberal idea.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 8 Mar. 2022
Definition of gee
Interjection
  • That frustration is understandable, but hey, so is complex trauma.
    Laura Bradley, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • And, hey — sneakers are extremely comfortable for long days of travel and walking, too.
    Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of hey
Interjection
  • Amenities include unlimited firewood, clean bathrooms, and drinkable well water. Campfire Ranch plans to open another hut outside Crested Butte and is looking for additional Colorado locations.
    Margaret Jackson, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Last season, the inaugural in-season tournament was called, well, the NBA In-Season Tournament.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of well
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