eh

[ ey, e ]

/ eɪ, ɛ /

interjection

(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).

Nearby words

egyptian lotus, egyptian mau, egyptian ophthalmia, egyptianize, egyptology, eh, ehf, ehlers-danlos syndrome, eho, ehr, ehrenbreitstein

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Examples from the Web for eh

The year will start bleakly—really going out on a limb there, eh?
Obamacare, Impeachment, Iran, and More Political Predictions for 2014|Michael Tomasky|December 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Would have been nice if they'd been anywhere close to this skeptical back in 2003, eh?
Syria, Iraq, and Proof|Michael Tomasky|August 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It just ended with them in heaven and it was like, “Eh, okay.”
Backstreet's Back! The Backstreet Boys on 20 Years, New Album, BSB Cruise, and More|Marlow Stern|June 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And finally, according to our neocon war caucus, we're supposed to let this guy bomb Iran, eh?
Netanyahu and E1: He Must Be a Double Agent|Michael Tomasky|December 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST

We actually had a hypothetical phone call brought up before the candidates were asked about a real crisis, such as, eh, Mexico.
Foreign Policy Debate Live-Blog|Justin Green|October 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And I suppose he understands the whole business pretty well by this time, eh?
Under the Ensign of the Rising Sun|Harry Collingwood
Perhaps I want to keep the freshness of them for someone in New York, eh?
Polly's Business Venture|Lillian Elizabeth Roy
To the young man: "And you can drink it so free, eh, Young Aleck?"
Pierre And His People, [Tales of the Far North], Complete|Gilbert Parker
Went straight to Honduras and stayed there for ten years, eh?
The Brand of Silence|Harrington Strong
You don't think he has a private store of liquor, do you, eh?
Tales Of Hearsay|Joseph Conrad

British Dictionary definitions for eh (1 of 2)

eh

/ (eɪ) /

interjection

an exclamation used to express questioning surprise or to seek the repetition or confirmation of a statement or questionEh? What did you say?

British Dictionary definitions for eh (2 of 2)

eh

the internet domain name for

Western Sahara

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Word Origin and History for eh

eh

1560s as an exclamation of sorrow; with questions, from 1773.

eh

interjection

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British Dictionary definitions for eh (1 of 2)

eh

interjection

British Dictionary definitions for eh (2 of 2)

eh

the internet domain name for

Word Origin and History for eh

eh