uh
English
Etymology
Onomatopoeia of the natural expression of thought.
Pronunciation
Used in rhotic dialects. Compare er.
Interjection
uh (US)
- Expression of thought, confusion, or uncertainty.
- Uh, who was that?
- Space filler or pause during conversation.
- Uh, let me see...
Usage notes
May be extended by repeating the letter u or h to express increasingly severe confusion:
- Uuuuh, right, that makes sense I guess..
- Uhhhh, right, that makes sense I guess..
Translations
expression of confusion or uncertainty
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space filler or pause during conversation
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See also
Noun
- An occurrence of the interjection "uh".
- 2007 August 24, William Grimes, “Uh, Lead My Rips: No More Bloopers”, in New York Times[1]:
- Although Shakespeare refers to “hums and ha’s,” sifting through etiquette manuals and public-speaking guides turns up scant evidence of a prohibition against ums, ers and uhs, which are profuse in the first recording of Thomas Edison’s voice, in 1888. Mr. Erard, rather ingeniously, traces the prohibition on um and other speech flaws to the advent of radio in the early 1920s.
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uh
Epigraphic Mayan
Noun
uh
Spanish
Pronunciation
Interjection
uh
- Used to express disappointment or disdain.
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