Huh Exclamation - Definition, Pictures, Pronunciation And Usage Notes

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Definition of huh exclamation from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

huh exclamation  /hʌ/  /hʌ/ jump to other results

1. people use Huh? at the end of questions, suggestions, etc., especially when they want somebody to agree with them
   • So you won't be coming tonight, huh?
   • Let's get out of here, huh?

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2. people say Huh! to show anger, surprise, disagreement, etc. or to show that they are not impressed by something
   • Huh! Is that all you've done?
   • ‘Try to understand.’ ‘Huh! What is there to understand?’
3. (North American English) (British English eh) people say Huh? to show that they have not heard what somebody has just said
   • ‘Are you feeling OK?’ ‘Huh?’
see also uh-huhWord Originnatural utterance: first recorded in English in the early 17th cent.

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