What is the origin of the word "duh" as in the interjection: — It's hot in the desert. — Well, duh! If it is of onomatopoeic origin and only appears in modern English as some sites suggest, I would …

2015年3月10日 · The most obvious reading (i.e., one that requires no change in punctuation) is that duh is being used as a kind of pseudo-adjective here. Substitute obvious and it becomes …

2014年3月25日 · As @DavidM points out, "Duh" tends to be used to point out the ignorance or obliviousness of a statement as something that should be obvious: "Wow, that engine gets hot …

2013年3月18日 · No, duh! If you added ", Sherlock" to either of these, you would cause listeners who know the sweary version to think of it and laugh, without either saying the word or …

2022年8月19日 · "Well done!" "Indeed!" "You're right about that!" "I agree with you!" "You are very wise!" "Touché!" "Well duh!" "That's as maybe!" and thousands more. Can you be a bit more …

2015年3月16日 · Maybe "well, duh," would work? Jack pulled a vodka bottle out of his knapsack and started taking slugs from it at lunch. I thought it was water and him trying to be funny. But …

2024年11月18日 · duh interjection 2 —used derisively to indicate that something just stated is all too obvious or self-evident Well, duh! Source: Merriam-Webster—duh. The Editors Blog calls …

2016年9月23日 · Duh! to show that you just realized the answer was obvious. This is a fairly recent thing, and it might just be for the U.S., I'm not sure. "Duh!" is usually said with a certain …

2010年8月6日 · 'However' is the proper word to use; "used to introduce a statement that contrasts with or seems to contradict something that has been said previously." Saying 'that was said' is …

For example: "Joe arrived after the scheduled time and was late." Well duh, of course if he arrived after the scheduled time, he must have been late. That's a pointless redundancy. But, "Joe …