huh
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Attested from circa 1600.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /hʌ/, [hʌ̃]
- (General American) IPA(key): /hə/, [hə̃]
Audio (US, California) (file)
- Rhymes: -ʌ
Interjection[edit]
huh
- (with falling pitch) used to express amusement or subtle surprise.
- Huh! I'm sure I locked it when I left.
- Used to express doubt or confusion.
- Huh? Where did they go?
- (with rising pitch) Used to reinforce a question.
- Where were you last night? Huh?
- (slang, with falling pitch) Used either to belittle the issuer of a statement/question, or sarcastically to indicate utter agreement, and that the statement being responded to is an extreme understatement. The intonation is changed to distinguish between the two meanings - implied dullness for belittlement, and feigned surprise for utter agreement.
- (belittlement) A: "We should go to an amusement park, it would be fun." B: "Huh."
- (agreement) A: "Murder is bad." B: "Huh!"
- (informal, with rising pitch) Used to indicate that one did not hear what was said.
- Huh? Could you speak up?
- (informal, with falling pitch) Used to create a tag question.
- It's getting kind of late, huh?
Synonyms[edit]
- (to indicate that one didn't hear): come again, pardon, what; see also Thesaurus:say again
Translations[edit]
to express amusement or subtle surprise
expressing doubt or confusion
to reinforce a question
"I know, huh" what huh
to indicate that one didn't hear
tag question
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References[edit]
- “huh”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Anagrams[edit]
Central Franconian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old High German hōh, from Proto-West Germanic *hauh, from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
huh (masculine huhe, feminine huh, comparative hüher or hühter or hieher, superlative et hühste or hüchste or hühtste or hiehtste)
- (Ripuarian, eastern Moselle Franconian) high; tall
Usage notes[edit]
- The comparation forms with -ü- are Ripuarian, those with -ie- are Moselle Franconian.
Finnish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Interjection[edit]
huh
- phew (used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise)
See also[edit]
Yucatec Maya[edit]
Noun[edit]
huh
- Obsolete spelling of huuh
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