huh

[ huh ]

/ hʌ /

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interjection

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

Nearby words

hugli, hugo, hugo, victor, huguenot, huguenots, huh, huhehot, huhu, hui, hui tsung, huia

Origin of huh

First recorded in 1600–10

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Examples from the Web for huh

Did you sneak a line in like, “Eating ice cream with the enemy, huh, Coach?”
Anna Kendrick on ‘Pitch Perfect 2,’ Drunken Horror Stories, and Singin’ Pharrell|Marlow Stern|July 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And yet it immediately sparks the reply—well, the country sure has gotten way more enlightened since 2009, huh?
Complaining Like It’s 1999: ‘Fight Club,’ ‘American Beauty,’ and the Revolt of the Cubicle Drone|Arthur Chu|June 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Huh, if these people are buying insurance, I guess maybe I should actually think about it.
Pajamaboy, Call Your Boss|Michael Tomasky|December 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Stranger turns to the camera and a caption on the screen reads: “Introducing John Hurt as the Doctor” Huh!?
A Primer For Doctor Who’s ‘Day of the Doctor’ Episode|Chancellor Agard|November 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Like everyone else in America who tries not to patronize the fever swamps, I went "huh?"
The Obama Press Conference|Michael Tomasky|April 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Huh,” said he, “I hope he kicked into it hard enough so it stays there.
Tom Slade|Percy K. Fitzhugh
Then if God's hands kept me here in the shanty 'gainst all Waldstricker could do, can't they keep you here, huh?
The Secret of the Storm Country|Grace Miller White
Huh,” he thought, “whoever pulled that off must have been in a great hurry not to hammer the nails in or even pull them out.
Tom Slade on a Transport|Percy Keese Fitzhugh
With them bringing me my grub already cut up and only a spoon to eat it with—huh!
Ladies and Gentlemen |Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
“Huh, he could fast forty days and not hurt himself,” the doctor answered.
The Jacket (The Star-Rover)|Jack London

British Dictionary definitions for huh

huh

/ (spelling pron hʌ) /

interjection

an exclamation of derision, bewilderment, inquiry, etc

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