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ach was

German, interjection/ax ˈvas/

ach was is a German interjection meaning “An emphatic rejection of something one has just heard and does not believe or agree with; nonsense!, come on!, come now!” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does ach was mean in English?

interjection

  1. 1

    informalAn emphatic rejection of something one has just heard and does not believe or agree with; nonsense!, come on!, come now!

  2. 2

    informalused as intensifier

    Hunderte, ach was - Tausende Menschen strömten auf den Festplatz.

  3. 3

    informala response to the obvious; oh really!, you don't say!

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of ach was

  • ach was ! canonical

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce ach was?

  • /ax ˈvas/

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to ach was

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.