huh
Americaninterjection
interjection
Etymology
Origin of huh
First recorded in 1600–10
Example Sentences
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The “or more” turned into some long strings of names that brought a HUH instead of the preferred HA, like The Bear-Rio-Sam-Aben-Laden-Indio-Shinn-Ware-Heaslip-Witty-Fish U.S.
From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2022
Well, this retired white female academician can only say to your post - HUH????
From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2018
The Empress did a lot of HUH last week, but did get the entries below.
From Washington Post • Sep. 22, 2016
Often, the funniest links are those that take a little thought to figure out — but if you don’t get them, they’re just a big HUH.
From Washington Post • Sep. 22, 2016
A single word seemed to hover in the cloudless sky over the school: HUH?
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
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