Definition
An expression of mild disappointment or resignation: too bad; it's a pity; what can you do; it is what it is.
In Context
- "I didn’t know the store closes at five on Thursdays. Oh well, I’ll have to come back tomorrow."
- "Oh well, I guess."
- "It was not until he heard a ring at the bell that he wondered how he should address her. Countess? That would seem like rubbing it in. Oh, well, it was n't really necessary to call people anything, if one used a little management."
- ""Oh well, it can't be helped," returned Teal. "We'll get him yet. By the way, walk down to the lecture with me this afternoon?""
- "The meager X-ray facts are woefully inadequate and there is nothing upon modern roentgen-cardiography. And this book comes out of Boston where Holmes and George practice the art of roentgenology? Oh, well—Prophets without honor, etc."
- "I'll catch a tongue-thrashing, I warrant … Oh well, I guess I'll risk it. I'd feel unhappy all day if I didn't."
- "Hello? Hello? Is that zoo? … Well, nobody's talking baby talk. Well, I'm the man that called up about the leopard. You don't have to do anything about it. It's all been a mistake. Yes. Uh … Oh, well, stop them."
- "He [George Miller] has stories he wants to tell, and if they don’t fit neatly into the mythology, then oh well."
Also Said As
- ah well
- alas
See Also
- oh
- oh my