eh
exclamation /eɪ/
/eɪ/
(especially British English) (North American English usually huh)
- the sound that people make when they want somebody to repeat something
- ‘I'm not hungry.’ ‘Eh?’ ‘I said I'm not hungry.’
- the sound that people make when they want somebody to agree or reply
- So what do you think, eh?
- the sound people make when they are surprised
- Another new dress, eh!
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- ah
- aha
- ahchoo
- ahem
- aw
- bah
- boo
- coo
- d’oh
- eek
- eh
- er
- eww
- gee
- ha
- hey
- ho ho
- ho-hum
- hooray
- huh
- mm
- oh
- oho
- oi
- ooh
- oops
- ouch
- ow
- oy
- pah
- phew
- psst
- sh
- tsk tsk
- tut
- ugh
- uh
- uh-oh
- uh-uh
- um
- whoopee
- whoops
- woo hoo
- wow
- yay
- yippee
- yuck
- yum
Word Originnatural utterance: first recorded in English in the mid 16th cent.