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uh-uh

[ uhn-uhn, uhn-uhn, uhn-uhn ]

interjection

  1. (used to indicate disagreement, disapproval, or dissatisfaction.)


uh-uh

/ ˈʌˈʌ /

sentence substitute

  1. See no
    informal.
    a less emphatic variant of no 1


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Example Sentences

And I rattles off, solemn-like: 'Me—hoh—puh—fih—chu—lang—ra—ta—ta—poh—uh—ee—lee—shung—la—uh—uh—uh!'

My daughter has set her heart on the hoss, an'—he-uh-uh-uh!'

I—I think I must accede to your proposition, an'—he-uh-uh—accept the favor,' he says, draggin' the words out by the roots.

Uh-uh—roughly—and I'm not sure—the fifth or sixth car back from the lead car.

"Uh-uh, she hasn't got a thing I want," Beverly laughed again, still lightly.

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