eh
Meaning
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- (informal) Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.
- In isolation, a request for repetition or clarification of what has just been said; compare what, pardon.
- In isolation, expressing surprise or confusion; compare wha, huh, za.
- An interjection used to ascertain the continued attention of someone addressed by the speaker.
- Expressing apathy or lack of enthusiasm; meh.
- Expressing apprehension following or preceding a reasoning or excuse; uh.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/eɪ/
Etymology
Natural exclamation; first recorded mid-16th century. Perhaps an unstressed variant of aye (“yes, yeah”). The Philippine sense is possibly influenced by Tagalog e and/or Spanish eh.
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