English
ah so
Ah so comes from Japanese ああ、そう ‘I see’.
- Japanesemodernああ、そうā, sō‘I see’
- Englishearliest quotation 1988ah so
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Japanesemodernああ、そうā, sō‘I see’
- Englishearliest quotation 1988ah so
Earliest quotation: 1988, Spike Milligan, Jack Hobbs: “'Ah so,' said a Japanese passenger. 'Ah so to…”
Every English word from Japanese ああ、そう
Today it means
intj Stereotypical utterance of wise understanding by a Japanese or Chinese person.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese ああ、そう / ah so