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huh

[ huh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

interjection

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

huh

/ hʌ /

Origin of huh¹

First recorded in 1600–10

Did you sneak a line in like, “Eating ice cream with the enemy, huh, Coach?”

And yet it immediately sparks the reply—well, the country sure has gotten way more enlightened since 2009, huh?

Huh, if these people are buying insurance, I guess maybe I should actually think about it.

The Stranger turns to the camera and a caption on the screen reads: “Introducing John Hurt as the Doctor” Huh!?

When asked if that was “the sum total of the conversation about that,” Jackson replied, “Uh-huh, correct.”

"Uh-huh, that must be it," said Betty, with an unruffled good-nature that made Grace secretly ashamed of herself.

"Huh," grunted Mollie, as she flung herself upon Old Nick's back and patted him soothingly.

Never saw my suit case, never noticed the different numbers, never got next to the chains—huh!

"Huh, he didn't seem to want befriending very much when we saw him," said Mollie.

A-huh' Then if we ran up ag'in' Carmichael or some such fellar—would you be suckin' your finger like a baby?

April 18, 2024petrichor

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