hehe
2[ hee-hee ]
/ ˈhiˈhi /
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interjection
(used as an exclamation or representation of laughter, as in expressing amusement, embarrassment, or derision.)Compare ha-ha1, tee-hee (def. 1).
noun
a giggle or titter.
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Also hee·hee, hee-hee, hee hee, he-he, he he .
Origin of hehe
2First recorded before 1000; of expressive origin
Words nearby hehe
hegemonism, hegemony, Hegira, hegumen, heh, hehe, he-huckleberry, Heian, heid, Heidegger, Heidelberg
Other definitions for hehe (2 of 2)
Hehe1
[ hey-hey ]
/ ˈheɪˌheɪ /
noun
a member of an Indigenous people of southern Tanzania.
the Bantu language of the Hehe.
adjective
of or relating to the Hehe, an indigenous people of southern Tanzania, or to their language.
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