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Etymology
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From oh! (interjection) + so (adverb).
Pronunciation
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oh so (not comparable)
- very, extremely (often ironic)
1971 July–August, Capt. Jacque Cestlabote, “Restrain Sloan Wilson!”, in Boating, →ISSN, page 8:His oh-so-witty (ugh) remarks on the loud hailer constitute one more proof that this instrument has minimal value on a pleasure boat.
1997, Hugh Aaron, Letters from the Good War: A Young Man's Discovery of the World, Stones Point Press, →ISBN, page 314:He is, reputedly, a dashing Casanova and receives oh so many letters from oh so many femmes.
2011, Scott Granneman, Mac OS X Snow Leopard for Power Users: Advanced Capabilities and Techniques, Apress, →ISBN, page 51:[…] it’s truly incredible how similar the Finder’s behaviors are today to that oh-so-crude yet oh-so-amazing Finder of 1984
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