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- Origin of the word duh - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Apparently this first appeared in 1966 (per Merriam Webster) If you look at Google NGrams, "duh" has appeared even in the 1800s but a quick look at the results shows that in the early cases "duh" was used mostly as a syllable in a foreign language or as a form of "the" You can see that there is an increase over time, regardless, after 1960
- What does My duh on mean? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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 after running for an hour " "Well, duh Of course it does!" Saying "My duh" would imply that you are acknowledging that something should have been obvious to you
- What is the meaning of duh in this sentence?
DUH 2 —used derisively to indicate that something just stated is all too obvious or self-eviden Merriam-Webster So the sentence could be re-written: Why do researchers get so many grants to investigate painfully obvious things? I found it used in exactly that way: 'Duh' science: Why researchers spend so much time proving the obvious LA Times
- Idioms or phrases to answer to obvious (yes) questions?
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- etymology - Why is a word chosen as a pejorative? - English Language . . .
The interjection 'duh' (to indicate that a statement is too obvious or self-evident) originated as an imitation of the utterance (Duh) made by slow-witted people It appeared first in 1943 in a cartoon, Jack-Wabbit and the Beanstalk starring Bugs Bunny, where the giant uttered the interjection
- phrases - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
"Duh" is the usual spelling – Hot Licks Commented Dec 17, 2015 at 0:36 2
- Is there a clean version of no sh*t, Sherlock?
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 introducing it to listeners who didn't know it
- Is there a phrase to indicate the other party said something obvious . . .
We often say duh! (informal) Used to comment on an action perceived as foolish or stupid, or a statement perceived as obvious: I left the keys in the ignition—duh! Leopold correctly informs him that the opera is in Italian (duh!) Oxford Dictionaries Online
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