po po point.

Brit.

/ˌpɒ pɒ ˈpɒ/, U.S.

/ˌpɔ ˌpɔ ˈpɔ/,

/ˌpɑ ˌpɑ ˈpɑ/

Forms: 1900s– po po po, 1900s– po po poh. Also occasionally reduplicated further.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek πωπώ.

Etymology: < modern Greek πωπώ (also in form ποπό and with reduplication to three or seven syllables), interjection expressing surprise, admiration, disapproval, disgust, sorrow, etc.Not fully naturalized in English.

Expressing surprise, commiseration, indignation, etc.Used esp. in Greek contexts.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > exclamation of surprise [interjection]

whatOE

well, wellOE

avoyc1300

ouc1300

ay1340

lorda1393

ahaa1400

hillaa1400

whannowc1450

wow1513

why?1520

heydaya1529

ah1538

ah me!a1547

fore me!a1547

o me!a1547

what the (also a) goodyear1570

precious coals1576

Lord have mercy (on us)1581

good heavens1588

whau1589

coads1590

ay me!1591

my stars!a1593

Gods me1595

law1598

Godso1600

to go out1600

coads-nigs1608

for mercy!a1616

good stars!1615

mercy on us (also me, etc.)!a1616

gramercy1617

goodness1623

what next?1662

mon Dieu1665

heugh1668

criminy1681

Lawd1696

the dickens1697

(God, etc.) bless my heart1704

alackaday1705

(for) mercy's sake!1707

my1707

deuce1710

gracious1712

goodly and gracious1713

my word1722

my stars and garters!1758

lawka1774

losha1779

Lord bless me (also you, us, etc.)1784

great guns!1795

mein Gott1795

Dear me!1805

fancy1813

well, I'm sure!1815

massy1817

Dear, dear!1818

to get off1818

laws1824

Mamma mia1824

by crikey1826

wisha1826

alleleu1829

crackey1830

Madonna mia1830

indeed1834

to go on1835

snakes1839

Jerusalem1840

sapristi1840

oh my days1841

tear and ages1841

what (why, etc.) in time?1844

sakes alive!1846

gee willikers1847

to get away1847

well, to be sure!1847

gee1851

Great Scott1852

holy mackerel!1855

doggone1857

lawsy1868

my wig(s)!1871

gee whiz1872

crimes1874

yoicks1881

Christmas1882

hully gee1895

'ullo1895

my hat!1899

good (also great) grief!1900

strike me pink!1902

oo-er1909

what do you know?1909

cripes1910

coo1911

zowiec1913

can you tie that?1918

hot diggety1924

yeow1924

ziggety1924

stone (or stiffen) the crows1930

hullo1931

tiens1932

whammo1932

po po po1936

how about that?1939

hallo1942

brother1945

tie that!1948

surprise1953

wowee1963

yikes1971

never1974

to sod off1976

whee1978

mercy1986

yipes1989

the mind > emotion > compassion > expression of pity [interjection] > expression of commiseration

hard luck1726

bad luck1902

po po po1936

tsk1947

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or exclamation > [interjection] > other specific cries or exclamations

oeOE

heya1225

ouc1300

we13..

hac1320

how1377

how now?c1380

vaha1382

ha a!c1386

ha ha!c1386

hoa1400

ohoa1400

yowc1440

yoa1475

heh1475

hey ho?c1475

huffc1485

wemaya1500

whewa1500

wow1513

huffa?1520

gup?1528

ist1540

whow1542

hougha1556

whoo1570

good-now1578

ooh1602

phew1604

highday1606

huh1608

whoo-whoop1611

sessaa1616

tara1672

hegh1723

hip1735

waugha1766

whoofa1766

jee1786

goody1796

yaw1797

hech1808

whoo-ee1811

whizz1812

yah1812

soh1815

sirs1816

how1817

quep1822

soho1825

ow1834

ouch1838

pfui1838

suz1844

shoo1845

yoop1847

upsadaisy1862

houp-la1870

hooch1871

nu1892

ouff1898

upsy1903

oo-er1909

ooh-wee1910

eina1913

oops1921

whoopsie1923

whoops-a-daisy1925

hot-cha-cha1929

upsadaisy1929

walla1929

hotcha1931

hi-de-ho1936

po po po1936

ho-de-ho1941

oh, oh1944

oopsy1956

chingas1984

bambi2007

1936 L. Durrell Let. in Spirit of Place (1969) 45 I'm almost tempted to come back and join you. Only the English weather po po po as they say here, shaking their rueful heads.

1972 J. Aiken Butterfly Picnic i. 16 I..said, ‘Po, po, po’, which is the Greek equivalent of the French ‘oh la la’, or the English ‘tut tut’.

1984 S. Caudwell Shortest Way to Hades xiii. 150 ‘Po-po-po-poh.’ This is what the Greeks say when they wish to express great astonishment and disbelief.

1995 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 3 Mar. 29 ‘Po po po,’ she snaps at moments of exasperation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	po po po
释义	po po point. Brit. /ˌpɒ pɒ ˈpɒ/, U.S. /ˌpɔ ˌpɔ ˈpɔ/, /ˌpɑ ˌpɑ ˈpɑ/ Forms: 1900s– po po po, 1900s– po po poh. Also occasionally reduplicated further. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek πωπώ. Etymology: < modern Greek πωπώ (also in form ποπό and with reduplication to three or seven syllables), interjection expressing surprise, admiration, disapproval, disgust, sorrow, etc.Not fully naturalized in English. Expressing surprise, commiseration, indignation, etc.Used esp. in Greek contexts. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > exclamation of surprise [interjection] whatOE well, wellOE avoyc1300 ouc1300 ay1340 lorda1393 ahaa1400 hillaa1400 whannowc1450 wow1513 why?1520 heydaya1529 ah1538 ah me!a1547 fore me!a1547 o me!a1547 what the (also a) goodyear1570 precious coals1576 Lord have mercy (on us)1581 good heavens1588 whau1589 coads1590 ay me!1591 my stars!a1593 Gods me1595 law1598 Godso1600 to go out1600 coads-nigs1608 for mercy!a1616 good stars!1615 mercy on us (also me, etc.)!a1616 gramercy1617 goodness1623 what next?1662 mon Dieu1665 heugh1668 criminy1681 Lawd1696 the dickens1697 (God, etc.) bless my heart1704 alackaday1705 (for) mercy's sake!1707 my1707 deuce1710 gracious1712 goodly and gracious1713 my word1722 my stars and garters!1758 lawka1774 losha1779 Lord bless me (also you, us, etc.)1784 great guns!1795 mein Gott1795 Dear me!1805 fancy1813 well, I'm sure!1815 massy1817 Dear, dear!1818 to get off1818 laws1824 Mamma mia1824 by crikey1826 wisha1826 alleleu1829 crackey1830 Madonna mia1830 indeed1834 to go on1835 snakes1839 Jerusalem1840 sapristi1840 oh my days1841 tear and ages1841 what (why, etc.) in time?1844 sakes alive!1846 gee willikers1847 to get away1847 well, to be sure!1847 gee1851 Great Scott1852 holy mackerel!1855 doggone1857 lawsy1868 my wig(s)!1871 gee whiz1872 crimes1874 yoicks1881 Christmas1882 hully gee1895 'ullo1895 my hat!1899 good (also great) grief!1900 strike me pink!1902 oo-er1909 what do you know?1909 cripes1910 coo1911 zowiec1913 can you tie that?1918 hot diggety1924 yeow1924 ziggety1924 stone (or stiffen) the crows1930 hullo1931 tiens1932 whammo1932 po po po1936 how about that?1939 hallo1942 brother1945 tie that!1948 surprise1953 wowee1963 yikes1971 never1974 to sod off1976 whee1978 mercy1986 yipes1989 the mind > emotion > compassion > expression of pity [interjection] > expression of commiseration hard luck1726 bad luck1902 po po po1936 tsk1947 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or exclamation > [interjection] > other specific cries or exclamations oeOE heya1225 ouc1300 we13.. hac1320 how1377 how now?c1380 vaha1382 ha a!c1386 ha ha!c1386 hoa1400 ohoa1400 yowc1440 yoa1475 heh1475 hey ho?c1475 huffc1485 wemaya1500 whewa1500 wow1513 huffa?1520 gup?1528 ist1540 whow1542 hougha1556 whoo1570 good-now1578 ooh1602 phew1604 highday1606 huh1608 whoo-whoop1611 sessaa1616 tara1672 hegh1723 hip1735 waugha1766 whoofa1766 jee1786 goody1796 yaw1797 hech1808 whoo-ee1811 whizz1812 yah1812 soh1815 sirs1816 how1817 quep1822 soho1825 ow1834 ouch1838 pfui1838 suz1844 shoo1845 yoop1847 upsadaisy1862 houp-la1870 hooch1871 nu1892 ouff1898 upsy1903 oo-er1909 ooh-wee1910 eina1913 oops1921 whoopsie1923 whoops-a-daisy1925 hot-cha-cha1929 upsadaisy1929 walla1929 hotcha1931 hi-de-ho1936 po po po1936 ho-de-ho1941 oh, oh1944 oopsy1956 chingas1984 bambi2007 1936 L. Durrell Let. in Spirit of Place (1969) 45 I'm almost tempted to come back and join you. Only the English weather po po po as they say here, shaking their rueful heads. 1972 J. Aiken Butterfly Picnic i. 16 I..said, ‘Po, po, po’, which is the Greek equivalent of the French ‘oh la la’, or the English ‘tut tut’. 1984 S. Caudwell Shortest Way to Hades xiii. 150 ‘Po-po-po-poh.’ This is what the Greeks say when they wish to express great astonishment and disbelief. 1995 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 3 Mar. 29 ‘Po po po,’ she snaps at moments of exasperation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.1936
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