CHICAGO — If you thought “duh” originated in the 80’s you’d be wrong.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary: “duh” actually originated in 1943. It was used in a Warner Brothers cartoon: Merrie Melodies, starring Bugs Bunny.
And according to Merriam Webster: the original definition of the word was “an actual or feigned ignorance or stupidity.”
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