d'oh

or doh

[ doh ]

interjection

1. (used to express dismay when one has said or done something stupid or when something has gone wrong.)

doh

¹

/ dəʊ /

noun

1. music (in tonic sol-fa) the first degree of any major scale
2. up to high doh informal.
   extremely excited or keyed up

doh

²

/ dəʊ /

interjection

1. informal.
   an exclamation of annoyance when something goes wrong

DoH

³

abbreviation for

1. Department of Health

Word History and Origins

Origin of d'oh¹

First recorded in 1950–55; later popularized by Homer Simpson, character in the animated TV series The Simpsons, who smacks his forehead while saying d'oh!

Word History and Origins

Origin of d'oh¹

C18: from Italian; see gamut

Example Sentences

“There are no words to describe the feeling to be part of a show that has touched so many lives, elicited so many laughs, started so many arguments over its appropriateness, inspired so many memes, and has brought together people from around the world with a universal shout in the night: D’oh!’

From Los Angeles Times

Or to put it another way: D’Oh.

From New York Times

“D’oh, a thing that Homer Simpson says. ‘

From Los Angeles Times

Even though D'oh isn't written on Simpsons scripts—"annoyed grunt" has always been how it appears on paper—it's listed in "Webster's Millennium Dictionary of English" and the Oxford English Dictionary as "Used to comment on a foolish or stupid action, especially one's own."

From Salon

After Matt Groening told Castellaneta to shorten it due to time constraints, it became "D'oh!"

From Salon