Single-Syllable Dictionaries?

August 3, 2006 3:40 PM

Where can I find a dictionary of single-syllable expressions, ideally multi-lingual?

What I'm looking for is a list of words like: oh, ah, huh, um, doh, duh, etc. with meanings in various contexts and languages (or maybe these are more cultural than linguistic?). I recently noticed someone use the expression "gah," which I've used before, but didn't realize it was in common usage, so that got me wondering about how common such expressions are and how much they transcend language bariers.

posted by scottreynen to society & culture (2 comments total)

First thought is crossword or Scrabble dictionaries, which are arranged by length. Not sure how many are multilingual or include detailed definitions, though.
posted by rob511 at 5:31 PM on August 3, 2006

In German, I think people often say "So..." or "Also..." which are like "Well...". At least that's how I was taught when I was at school.
posted by tracicle at 6:46 PM on August 3, 2006