oh so
See also: ohso
English
Alternative forms
- oh-so
Etymology
From oh! (interjection) + so (adverb).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoʊsoʊ/
Adverb
oh so (not comparable)
- very, extremely (often ironic)
- 1971 July–August, Capt. Jacque Cestlabote, “Restrain Sloan Wilson!”, in Boating, ISSN 0006-5374, page 8:
- His oh-so-witty (ugh) remarks on the loud hailer constitute one more proof that this instrument has minimal value on a pleasure boat.
- 1997, Hugh Aaron, Letters from the Good War: A Young Man's Discovery of the World, Stones Point Press, →ISBN, page 314:
- He is, reputedly, a dashing Casanova and receives oh so many letters from oh so many femmes.
- 2011, Scott Granneman, Mac OS X Snow Leopard for Power Users: Advanced Capabilities and Techniques, Apress, →ISBN, page 51:
- […] it’s truly incredible how similar the Finder’s behaviors are today to that oh-so-crude yet oh-so-amazing Finder of 1984
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Anagrams
- SOHO, SoHo, Soho, oohs, shoo, soho