och

Etymology

Compare Early Modern English och, Scottish Gaelic och, Irish och. Compare also Scots ach, Scots ouch.

intj

  1. (chiefly Scotland, Ireland) general interjection of confirmation, affirmation, and often disapproval.
  2. (chiefly Scotland, Ireland) an expression of anger, frustration, surprise
    Och, ooh, it’s so confusing, it hurts my wee head! I’m just a woman, you know, just a pair of ovaries and some bangs! How do I have the mental capacity to pick from one of two options? Put me down for a no, and never trust me with an important decision again! Sep 14 2014, “Scottish Independence”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 1, episode 17, John Oliver (actor), via HBO

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