huh

[huh]

interjection

1. (used as an exclamation of surprise, bewilderment, disbelief, contempt, or interrogation.)

huh

/ hʌ /

interjection

1. an exclamation of derision, bewilderment, inquiry, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of huh¹

First recorded in 1600–10

Example Sentences

“I just remember sound effects — or specifically haunted mansion albums were just around. It was a little bit of a nagging whim. Like, ‘Huh, whatever happened to those?

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“At one of those screenings, I did look over and there was a woman in the back row who was dead asleep. So you go, ‘Huh.

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You see a train coming, and it’s gonna smash into your car, and you’d be, like, ‘Oh. Huh. That train’s gonna hit my car.’

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So, at some point in time, nature will take over and say, “OK, you’re out of here, huh?”

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“There were network executives leaving the network eight years ago to go to YouTube and you’d be like ‘Huh?’

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Related Words

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• expletive 
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