Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The spoken representation of a dash in radio and telegraph code.
Wiktionary
- n. The spoken representation of a dash in radio and telegraph Morse code.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
Etymologies
- Imitative. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Fengh: Err belum lah, aku ingat die dah pegi meeting dah ”
“Mahmúdah is not only un laxatif, but a slang name for a confection of aloes.”
“I think it's been Charlie's limited language -- when he was two, the only thing he said was "dah" - that especially stood out (he also had some "challenging behaviors" - some bouts of hitting himself on the head).”
“Some very good sources say he did advertise in Flori "dah", where Hillary did not and still she won 57/37.”
“Count Flori "dah" and Michi "gone" and we will all see how far out of touch or "perhaps deceitful" he choses to be.”
Obama, Clinton supporters both say Clinton attacking unfairly
“Whenever he took a car ride, he would start saying the word "dah," repeating it over and over again as we strapped him into his car seat, "Dah dah dah, goo, dah dah, big-dah, big-dah.”
“Her bare feet told of long, rough journeying, and from wrist to elbow of the left arm was a half-healed wound, such as Maung Yet knew well the keen 'dah' could leave.”
“The moonlight flashed on the murderous-looking 'dah' knives raised for an instant from the folds of the garments of the assembled men.”
“It's good for bidness and it creates (ta-dah!) jobs!”
“ “Ooof dah, this is tripe,” Father said, finally.”
Tweets
Looking for tweets for dah.
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The dacoit brandished his dah. Aug 10, 2009