meh
English
Etymology 1
Popularized by the American television show The Simpsons; first used on the show in the episode titled "Sideshow Bob Roberts" (1994). Possibly ultimately from Yiddish מע (me, “so-so”). First attested in 1928.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /mɛ/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /me/
Audio (General Australian): (file)
- Rhymes: -ɛ
Adjective
meh (comparative more meh, superlative most meh)
Translations
Interjection
meh
- (slang) Expressing indifference or lack of enthusiasm.
- “What do you want for dinner?” — “Meh. I’m not really hungry.”
- “That film was awesome!” — “Meh. I’ve seen better.”
- 1995 March 19, “Lisa's Wedding”, in The Simpsons:
- Marge: [weaving on a loom] “Hi Bart, I’m weaving on a loom!”
Bart: “Meh”.
- 2014 September 7, Natalie Angier, “The Moon comes around again [print version: Revisiting a moon that still has secrets to reveal: Supermoon revives interest in its violent origins and hidden face, International New York Times, 10 September 2014, p. 8]”, in The New York Times[7]:
- Scientists say that while the public may think of the moon as a problem solved and a bit retro – the place astronauts visited a half-dozen times way back before Watergate and then abandoned with a giant "meh" from mankind – in fact, lunar studies is a vibrant enterprise that is yielding a wealth of surprises.
Synonyms
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Noun
meh
- (informal) A judgement marked by indifference; lack of impression.
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Particle
- Final question particle expressing skepticism.
- Really meh? ― Really? I don't think so.
- This is yours meh? ― Is this really yours?
- 2013 October 7, Tee Hun Ching, The Sunday Times, Singapore, page 12:
- “Nice meh?” I would think sourly.
- 2010 August 22, Fiona Chan, The Sunday Times, Singapore, page 13:
- You got send [e-mail] meh? I never receive leh.
See also
Etymology 3
Interjection
meh
- A bleating sound, as that of a sheep or goat.
- Synonym: maa
- 2017, Amanda Craig, The Lie of the Land, London: Little, Brown, →ISBN, page 318:
- 'Mehh,' they say to the ewes, and the ewes answer, ¶ 'Meeehh.' ¶ 'Mheh.' ¶ 'Meh-meh.'
References
- ^ “A 1928 Yiddish-English-Hebrew Dictionary May Be the First Official Record of “Meh””, in Smithsonian Magazine, 2013 September 9
- ^ “mehh, int. and v.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Further reading
- Lim, L. (2007 November) “Mergers and acquisitions: On the ages and origins of Singapore English particles”, in World Englishes, volume 26, number 4, →ISSN, pages 446-473
- Leimgruber, J. (2015 October) “Bah in Singapore English”, in World Englishes[9], volume 35, number 1, , →ISSN
- Lim, L. (2004) Singapore English: A grammatical description[10], John Benjamins Publishing, →ISBN, page 121
Anagrams
Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *meuska, from Proto-Indo-European *mewH- (compare Latvian maût (“to submerge”), Serbo-Croatian mȉti (“to wash”)).
Verb
meh (aorist meha)
- to soak
Related terms
East Central German
Etymology
From Middle High German mēre, from Old High German mēro, from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *maizô, from Proto-Indo-European *mē- (“many”).
Adjective
meh
Adverb
meh
Further reading
- 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch[11], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 84:
Kholosi
Etymology
From Sanskrit मेघ (megha, “cloud”).
Noun
meh ?
References
- Eric Anonby, Hassan Mohebi Bahmani (2014) “Shipwrecked and Landlocked: Kholosi, an Indo-Aryan Language in South-west Iran”, in Cahier de Studia Iranica xx[12], pages 13-36
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *mā́Hah (compare Persian ماه (mâh), Ossetian мӕй (mæj), Avestan 𐬨𐬃 (mā̊), 𐬨𐬀𐬊𐬢𐬵 (maoŋh)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā́Has (compare Sanskrit मास (mā́sa)), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon; month”) (compare Albanian muaj, Armenian ամիս (amis), French mois, Tocharian A mañ, English moon).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛh
Noun
meh f
Related terms
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German mēr, from Old High German mēro. Compare German mehr, Dutch meer, English more.
Pronunciation
Adjective
meh
Adverb
meh
- any longer
- more
- anymore
Scots
Etymology
Dialectal representation of ma.
Pronunciation
Determiner
meh
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *měxъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
mȇh m (Cyrillic spelling ме̑х)
Declension
Related terms
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *měxъ
Pronunciation
Noun
mẹ̑h m inan
Inflection
Masculine inan., hard o-stem, plural in -ôv- | |||
---|---|---|---|
nom. sing. | méh | ||
gen. sing. | méha | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
méh | mehôva | mehôvi |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
méha | mehôv | mehôv |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
méhu | mehôvoma | mehôvom |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
méh | mehôva | mehôve |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
méhu | mehôvih | mehôvih |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
méhom | mehôvoma | mehôvi |
Further reading
- “meh”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “meh”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references
South Slavey
Pronunciation
Noun
meh
- Fort Liard form of mbeh
Inflection
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|
1st person | semehé | naxemehé | |
2nd person | nemehé | ||
3rd person | 1) | — | gimehé |
2) | memehé | gomehé | |
4th person | yemehé | ||
reflexive | sp. | ɂedemehé | kedemehé |
unsp. | demehé | ||
reciprocal | — | ɂełemehé | |
indefinite | ɂemehé | ||
areal | gomehé | ||
1) Used when the subject is a group of human beings and the object is singular. 2) Used when the previous condition does not apply. |
References
- Keren Rice (1989) A Grammar of Slave, Berlin, West Germany: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 11
Spanish
Interjection
meh
Zhuang
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *meːᴮ (“mother”). Cognate with Thai แม่ (mɛ̂ɛ), Northern Thai ᨾᩯ᩵, Lao ແມ່ (mǣ), Lü ᦶᦙᧈ (mae¹), Shan မႄႈ (māae), Ahom 𑜉𑜦𑜧 (mē), Bouyei meeh.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /me˧/
- Tone numbers: me6
- Hyphenation: meh
Noun
meh (Sawndip forms 𭑫 or 姆 or 𫰤 or 𭒛 or 㜆, 1957–1982 spelling meƅ)
Classifier
meh (1957–1982 spelling meƅ)
- Used for adult women who have given birth.
- Used for female animals that have given birth or laid eggs.
Adjective
meh (1957–1982 spelling meƅ)
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