Oh shit, oh fuck, oh hell, oh dang

[dad_icarus]

They all depend on context.

https://media.tenor.com/BYHyziC-wUMAAAAM/subrote-star-trek.gif

 

[MrPixel]

"Oh, klahoma" - where the wind comes sweeping down the plain.

You win. Only been in the pit on this musical, oh, a dozen times. Thanks for the earworm.

 

[dad_icarus]

O Brother Where Art Thou? O frabjous day! O Calcutta! Oh What a Night. Oh what a relief it is! O Canada. Oh Lord, wontcha buy me a Mercedes Benz?

 

[pink_silk_glove]

Of course the kids today just say, "Oh .. em ... gee!"

And the Filipinos say, "Oh my goolai!" (no sure of the spelling on that - translates to 'oh my vegetable' apparently)

One of my very faves is, "Oh ... my ... googoo."

 

[YmaOHyd]

There are certain "oh" statements that have inherent connotations, at least the way I use them. Do you use them differently?

Fun topic.

Oh dang: sarcastic. The big twist has been revealed! but everyone knew it already.

Oh damn: surprised but celebratory.

Oh fuck: pronounced with a comma and a heavy stress on the second word -- oh, fuck. You've just realized you forgot to install the second-stage L3a locking pin, and now the bomb you thought you rendered safe is sitting there live, right in the back of Jodie's car. Oh, fuck.

Oh hell: bad news received, and oh is always pronounced aww. Often used when receiving word that someone has just fucked up a critical task. Jodie, being told that you forgot the locking pin, might say oh hell.

Oh heck: happily sarcastic ("aw, heck, bring it in for a hug").

Oh darn: nonstandard. Darn usually stands alone. Standard usage is as a response to being threatened, as prologue to kicking someone into an engine.

Oh shit: default response, suitable for a wide variety of situations and circumstances. Can be pleasantly surprised (Oh! Well, shit!) all the way across the range to despondent (oh... shit).

 

[dad_icarus]

I can't think of "aw hell" without remembering a comedian's bit about what if Nick Nolte played Han Solo. "Aw, hell, Chewbacca."

 

[pink_silk_glove]

Oh Lawd, he writin'

https://media.tenor.com/uyi9iEQye2cAAAAM/lawd-oh.gif

It shows in my preview but not when it posts. I don't know why this doesn't work for me anymore.

 

[TheLobster]

The topic of exclamations would not be complete without the somewhat niche but highly memetic dang yo:



(The screenshot is from the official in-game manual, so it’s become quite iconic within the community).

 

[ShelbyDawn57]

I don't see a thread for this, so let's go!

There are certain "oh" statements that have inherent connotations, at least the way I use them. Do you use them differently? I'd love to know!

"Oh shit" - I use this for moments of raw surprise, with the caveat that it is to be distanced from any backdoor acts at all costs. Dad found out? "Oh shit."

"Oh fuck" - I think this is a pleasurable statement. She's really tight, it feels really good, whatever. There is an orgasm approaching for someone, somewhere in this phrase.

"Oh hell" - I hear Jack Burton speaking with this one. There is surprise, but it's negative. Nothing good happens to Jack Burton, and so none of his quotes can be positive.

"Oh dang" - This one is "raw surprise, but also impressed". A comma can be added been oh and dang. Sometimes a period or more "h"es or "a"s. She did a scorpion thing with her leg? "Ohh dang." She took it all in one go and you're just watching, amused? "Oh daaang." This one's fun, IMO.

I find it curious that you used shit, fuck, and hell, but not damn…

 

[StillStunned]

Oh, Vienna!

 

[ADirtyPerv]

I find it curious that you used shut, fuck, and hell, but not damn…

A personal quirk, probably. I default to dang over damn.

 

[Z_TheWriter]

There's a Danish song called "See Venice and Die" wherein half the lines of every chorus are "Oh, Luigi!"

 

[NuclearFairy]

Aw crap - Hellboy's default response to any and all situations.

 

[dad_icarus]

Oh, Vienna!

Oh, Lucky Man

 

[stickygirl]

"Oh, you horrid beast! You've just come all over my umbrella!" Sir John Gielgud's phrase recounting why actors should never pause too long in the theatre.

 

[Z_TheWriter]

"Oh, you horrid beast! You've just come all over my umbrella!" Sir John Gielgud's phrase recounting why actors should never pause too long in the theatre.

Another QI fan?

 

[Djmac1031]

"Oh, klahoma" - where the wind comes sweeping down the plain.

bravo.

https://imgur.com/a/bDzCijm

 

[Djmac1031]

"Oh oh, oh oh oh,
oh oh oh oh,
oh oh, oh oh oh,
the right stuff..."

 

[ADirtyPerv]

Oh damn: surprised but celebratory.

Completely off topic, but Sterling K. Brown killed it in this scene. (As did Andy Samberg but with less gravitas)

 

[Britva415]

Oh no u di'int