huh
Significado (English)
- Used to express doubt or confusion.
- Used to express amusement or subtle surprise.
- Used to reinforce a question.
- (slang) 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.
- (informal) Used to indicate that one did not hear what was said.
- (informal) Used to create a tag question.
- Representing the sound of heavy breathing.
- Representing a chuckling sound.
- A kiai, shouted as a limb is swung in attack.
Synonyms
Frecuencia
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/hʌ/
Etymology (English)
In summary
Attested from circa 1600. Compare Dutch hè (“huh”).
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