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Argh

//ɑː(ɹ)(ɡ)// adj, intj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Timid; cowardly. Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal
Intj
  1. 1
    Expressing annoyance, dismay, embarrassment or frustration. onomatopoeic

    "Argh! It's already 7:15! We're never gonna make it!"

Etymology

Etymology 1

In imitation of a cry. Used since at least the 18th century. Compare ah, of which it could be a lengthened form.

Etymology 2

From Middle English argh, from Old English earg (“inert; weak; timid; cowardly”), from Proto-West Germanic *arg, from Proto-Germanic *argaz. Cognate with Scots ergh, argh, arch, erf (“timid; reluctant; unwilling”). Doublet of eerie.

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