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OH

OH

14 1.0
Two-letter code for the United States state Ohio used on mail and in addresses
  • noun
  • /oʊ eɪtʃ/
  • Formal
translation icon : OH
  • If it doesn't, if it's about Columbus, OH, the lead should say so.
  • Columbus, OH
  • Cincinnati, OH
  • Cleveland, OH

Examples

  • Columbus Instruments, P.O. Box 44049, Columbus, OH 43204. Tel: 614/276-0861 or 800/669-5011; Fax: 614/276-0529.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Please address correspondence concerning this article to Dr. Theresa Early, 1947 College Road, Columbus, OH 43210; e-mail: early.22@osu.edu.

    Academic text (2003)

  • So I flew with the president to Youngstown, OH, on Air Force One.

  • Yeah. Then I'm from Toledo, OH. Welcome to the program. What's going on?

  • And what's happening in Springfield, OH, is equally disturbing.

  • Your monthly round-up of legal issues in the OH workplace 2015, Occupational Health, Reed Business Information Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

    Academic text (2015)

  • His address is 10243 Echo Hill Dr., Brecksville, OH 44141; e-mail: Dr.T3D@att.net

    Academic text (2001)

  • Senate opposition is led by Howard Metzenbaum (D-OH) because of the parochiaid provisions.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Jamestown Education, P.O. Box 543, Blacklick, OH 43004; phone: 800-334-7344; websites: www.glencoe.com.

    Academic text (2004)

  • The package was sent to my address in OH to ensure it arrived on time.

Synonyms

Ohio
vsOH
890 1.0

A state in the midwestern United States whose capital is Columbus

is the two-letter postal abbreviation used on addresses and official documents

Idioms

oh my
321 6.6

A short exclamation people use to show surprise or strong feeling

oh really
13 7.4

Shows surprise or mild doubt about what someone just said

oh my gosh
  • Informal
2 7.0

To show surprise, shock or disbelief in a mild, polite way

oh brother
  • Informal
2 8.7

A phrase that shows frustration or annoyance

oh crap
  • Informal
1 9.9

Say it when you suddenly feel upset or annoyed about a mistake

lions and tigers and bears, oh my
  • Informal
9.8

A playful phrase people say to show fear or worry

oh my glob
  • Slang
9.9

A friendly phrase people say to show surprise or excitement

oh worm
  • Slang
9.9

A short phrase people say to show mild disappointment

oh my heck
  • Informal
9.9

A short phrase people say when they feel surprised or do not believe something

oh my lanta
  • Slang
9.9

A short phrase people say when they feel surprised or do not believe something

Oh my Allah
  • Informal
9.5

A short phrase showing surprise or disbelief used by people who call on Allah

oh my days
  • Slang
9.9

A short exclamation showing surprise or excitement

Compounds

oh dark thirty
  • Jargon
9.9

A very early time in the morning before dawn that people say as a joke

oh dark hundred
  • Informal
9.9

A funny way to say a very early time before dawn

Surface Forms

OH singular

Etymology

OH is the postal abbreviation for the U.S. state Ohio, and the name Ohio comes from an old Native American word that means 'great river'. So when you see OH on a letter or address, it simply tells you the mail goes to that state named for the big river.