Meaning of oho | Babel Free

Definitions

Expressing surprise or gloating realisation; aha.

Equivalents

Examples

“"There is Kate, taking no heed of anybody; sensible old darling — she goes at her tea and cake — Oho! she has not touched them!"”

“"Oho, my boy, that's the woman who keeps you here! Mrs. Neff hinted at it, but I wouldn't believe it till I had it from you."”

“"Oho," he said, "a vile thing to say. It is. I am losing check upon my tongue, it is running free like a riderless horse. And I don't give a damn. I can say at last what I wanted for years to say, years of being politic and demure. No longer."”

“"Oho! Now I see where he's going with this, Frank thinks. Would have seen it earlier if I hadn't been so tired."”

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