te-hee

[ tee-hee ]

/ tiˈhi /

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interjection, noun, verb (used without object), te-heed, te-hee·ing.

tee-hee.

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Origin of te-hee

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English (interjection); imitative

Words nearby te-hee

Tegucigalpa, tegula, tegular, tegument, Tehachapi Mountains, te-hee, Teheran, Tehillim, Tehran, Tehuacán Valley, Tehuantepec

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How to use te-hee in a sentence

The other two are da—meaning father—and te—an alternate spelling of ti.
Well, La Ti Da: Stephin Merritt’s Winning Little Words of Scrabble|David Bukszpan|October 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To Connolly and Morris, Bulger was a TE, or top-echelon informant, the highest designation in the Bureau for a snitch.
‘You’re a F—cking Liar’: Whitey Bulger and the FBI’s Sordid History|T.J. English|July 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The lazy among us would say the Tony Awards because—tee hee—gays love musical theater and Patti LuPone and jazz hands and UGH.
Oscars, the Super Bowl for Women & Other People’s Super Bowls|Kevin Fallon|February 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Castro recalled the tender moment when he whispered, “Que Dios te bendiga,” or “May God bless you,” to his only child.
Julián Castro’s Daughter, Carina Victoria, Democratic Convention Star|Maria Elena Fernandez|September 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST

TE Lawrence, for example, finally recognised “that I could not sincerely take on the Arab skin,” and the same is true of Paddy.
Goodbye to My Hero|William Dalrymple|June 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Note the original line: 'Ne fu fardee ne guignie'; and again in l. 2180: 'Mais ne te farde ne guigne.'
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
But the F. text has te contendras, which perhaps means 'shalt struggle.'
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
Tis the first mony aduocate ere gaue backe,Though hee sayd nothing.
The Fatal Dowry|Philip Massinger
What an electuary found my father out for his daughter, when hee compounded you two my women?
The Fatal Dowry|Philip Massinger
Aristoxenus promises to treat of Systems, 'and among them of the perfect System' (peri te tn alln kai tou teleiou).
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music|David Binning Monro

British Dictionary definitions for te-hee

te-hee

/ (ˈtiːˈhiː) /

interjection, noun, verb

a variant spelling of tee-hee

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te-hee

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