duh
AUSDUH/dʌ/UKDUR/dɜː/
- 1A rude way to say that something is so obvious it did not need saying.
Like rolling your eyes and saying "obviously!" to someone.
When he asked if water was wet, she just rolled her eyes and said, "Duh."
"Duh, of course the store is closed on Sundays," she snapped.
- 2A sound people make to act silly or pretend to be stupid for fun.
Like crossing your eyes and talking funny to act dumb on purpose.
He let his mouth hang open and went, "Duh," to make the kids laugh.
"Duh, me not know how door works," she joked, playing the fool.
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Origin
An imitative sound, perhaps used to mock stupid or slow speech.