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ah ah ah

[(ʔ)ʌ̃˨.ʔʌ̃˧ˈʔʌ̃ː˦˥˦]

ah ah ah interjection: an admonition to slow down; not so fast, hold your horses.

Interjection

  1. An admonition to slow down; not so fast, hold your horses.
    • Ah ah ah! You didn't say the magic word!1993, David Koepp, Michael Crichton, Jurassic Park, spoken by Nedry (Wayne Knight), Amblin Entertainment; distributed by Universal Pictures, published 1993
    • Ah, ah, ah, not so fast. I've got a few more questions for you, buddy.1994, Q. Woodward, Swipe's Demise
    Synonyms:
    bup-bup-bup
  2. The stereotypical laugh of a vampire, after Bela Lugosi's performance as Dracula in the 1931 film of the same name.
    • At one point the count even helped me practice my numbers, as we counted puppet bats together on the children's television program Sesame Street, singing out, “ONE, TWO, THREE, AH AH AH AH AH!2011, Brian Righi, Vampires Through the Ages
    • Play Vampires are not the "I want to suck your blood" vampires or the "Vont to Buy My Chocolate Cereal" vampires or the "Oh, he's so dreamy and complicated and mysterious and dangerous and bad for me but I love him” vampires, or the “One banana ah-ah-ah . . . two bananas ah-ah-ah . . . three...2013, Denita Dinger, Jeff A. Johnson, Let Them Play: An Early Learning (Un)Curriculum, page 93

Synonyms of ah ah ah

Questions about ah ah ah

What does ah ah ah mean?
Ah ah ah means an admonition to slow down; not so fast, hold your horses.
What part of speech is ah ah ah?
Ah ah ah is an interjection.
How do you pronounce ah ah ah?
Ah ah ah is pronounced [(ʔ)ʌ̃˨.ʔʌ̃˧ˈʔʌ̃ː˦˥˦].

Words near ah ah ah in the dictionary

  1. agyrtids
  2. agèd
  3. agé
  4. Agăș
  5. ah
  6. ah ah ah
  7. ah beng
  8. Ah Bengs
  9. Ah Chee
  10. Ah Chees
  11. Ah Chek

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