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-oh

-oh is the alternative form of -o.

Meaning of -o

Suffix (1)

-o (noun-forming suffix, plural -os or -oes)

  1. (historical) A vocative or exclamative particle appended to street cries, nautical calls, or names to project a hail or shout.
    • smoke + -o → smoko
  2. A colloquializing suffix, typically appended to names, abbreviations of long words, or substantive uses of adjectives.
    • kid + -o → kiddo

Suffix (2)

-o

  1. (humorous) Converts certain words to faux Italian or Spanish. Can be used with Spanish el for expressions such as el stinko.
    • no problemo

Suffix (3)

-o (noun-forming suffix, plural -os)

  1. Added to verb stems to create a noun describing an error relating to the action described by the verb.

Questions about -oh

What is -oh the alternative form of?
-oh is the alternative form of -o.

Words near -oh in the dictionary

  1. -odynia
  2. -oecious
  3. -oes
  4. -off
  5. -offs
  6. -oh
  7. -oholic
  8. -oi
  9. -oic
  10. -oid
  11. -ol

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Adapted from Wiktionary: -oh (page history and authors); -o (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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