heh

American

[hay] / heɪ /

noun

a variant of he.

heh ¹ British

/ heɪ /

interjection

an exclamation of surprise or inquiry

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

heh ² British

/ hɛ /

interjection

an indication of sly amusement, used esp in electronic communication

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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heh

“Sure did, heh, heh,” the K-9 officer responded.

From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2023

Deadline profiles ICM’s Caroline Edwards, focusing on “activism and advocacy” content Before Christmas, heh sorry for the delay, Deadline profiled ICM’s director of podcast initiatives Caroline Edwards.

From The Verge ● Jan. 4, 2022

“They wrote me off years ago, heh, heh, heh! And now I feel like I’m just beginning. So tough luck to ’em!”

From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2020

“My mother pushed him to get a title. Heh heh heh.”

From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2020

“Oh, yeah, hey. Heh, heh, um, yeah, you recognize my voice, huh?”

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

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