In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BAH
Proper noun
Bah (plural Bahs)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bah is the 7130th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4690 individuals. Bah is most common among Black/African American (92.71%) individuals.
Anagrams
• ABH, AHB, BHA, HAB, HBA, Hab, Hab., hab
Interjection
bah
(sometimes, humorous) Expressing contempt, disgust, or bad temper.
Synonyms
• (expressing contempt): pht, feh, meh, pooh, pshaw, poh, pish; see also bah
• (expressing disgust): bleh, ick, ych a fi; see also yuck
Anagrams
• ABH, AHB, BHA, HAB, HBA, Hab, Hab., hab
Proper noun
BAH
(military, US) Initialism of Basic Allowance for Housing.
Anagrams
• ABH, AHB, BHA, HAB, HBA, Hab, Hab., hab
Source: Wiktionary
Bah, interj.
Definition: An exclamation expressive of extreme contempt. Twenty-five years ago the vile ejaculation, Bah! was utterly unknown to the English public. De Quincey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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