Read full poem →An' he had de Hebrew chillun
Down dah wukin' in his co'n;
'T well de Lawd got tiahed o' his foolin',
Dictionary Entry
The spoken representation of a dash in radio and telegraph Morse code.
Origin
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Common Phrases
. dahband dahday dahdit dahparade dahsun dahdah doodah dit
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Poetry examples for “dah”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Go 'way, dahky, whaih's yo' arm?
Hug me closer--dah, dat's right!
Was n't you a awful sight,
Read full poem →Dah, now, I t'ought dat you'd hug me up close.
Go back, ol' buggah, you sha'n't have dis boy.
Read full poem →While amid the jungle-grass danced and grinned and jabbered
Little Boh Hla-oo and cleared his dah-blade from the scabbard.