# duh

Pronunciation: US/AUS say "DUH" /dʌ/; UK say "DUR" /dɜː/

## Interjection

1. An exclamation used scornfully to point out that what someone just said or asked is completely obvious.
   - Simple: A rude way to say that something is so obvious it did not need saying.
   - _"You have to plug it in first." "Duh, I figured that out already."_
   - _Someone in the back row muttered "duh" the moment the teacher stated the obvious answer._
2. An utterance imitating stupidity, made playfully to act dim-witted or to send up a foolish remark.
   - Simple: A sound people make to act silly or pretend to be stupid for fun.
   - _The comedian slumped his shoulders and droned "duh" to play a clueless character._
   - _"Duh, which way is up?" he said in a goofy voice, pretending to be baffled._

## Origin

An imitative word, possibly indicating stupidity by mocking the speech of an intellectually disabled person.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/duh (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).