is the word duh from any foreign language or something else?
2006-08-24 17:17:28 · 11 answers · asked by Flippy 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
duh... is not really a word so much as it is a sound... it's supposed to be like a *ahem* retarded person (sorry if I offend anyone there)... its said when the answer to a question should be obvious, like if you see someone come in from outside and theyre all red and sweaty and you say "Oh is it hot out there?" the obvious answer would be yes... So DUHHH!!!
2006-08-24 17:23:17 · answer #1 · answered by cynthetiq 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ha ha. No, it's just slang someone would use to poke fun at you for not knowing that the answer is obviously yes. It means "Of course yes, how could you think otherwise!".
2006-08-24 17:21:47 · answer #2 · answered by ce 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Duh" is meant to sound like a grunt from a stupid person. When used as a reply to a question, it suggests that the asker was an idiot to have had to ask such a simple question.
On the bright side, this is usually done in jest, and not meant to be hurtful.
2006-08-24 17:21:11 · answer #3 · answered by silvercomet 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"Duh" is supposed to be a word that people say when they're not very intelligent.
Therefore, saying "duh" as an answer to a question means that the answer to the question is so obvious in the affirmative that even a slow person can figure it out.
2006-08-25 15:52:21 · answer #4 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The US English slang exclamation duh is used to express disdain for someone missing the obviousness of something. For example, if you read a headline saying "Scientific study proves pain really does hurt", the response may well be "Well, duh!".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duh
2006-08-24 17:24:20 · answer #5 · answered by Amy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is meant to mean:
"What a stupid question!"
It's like... the answer is SO obvious, you have to be really stupid to not know it.
2006-08-24 17:21:08 · answer #6 · answered by Thomas C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats a good question...tell me when u find out.
2006-08-24 17:57:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just sarcasm, thats all.
2006-08-24 17:22:04 · answer #8 · answered by crgcarroll 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it doesn't really mean yes...it means " hello, isn't obvious"?
2006-08-24 18:52:42 · answer #9 · answered by simpleplan0013 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually it means :of course!
P.S. duh
2006-08-24 17:22:17 · answer #10 · answered by redwhite&blue 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋