tee-hee
[ tee-hee ]
/ ˈtiˈhi /
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interjection, noun, verb (used without object), tee-heed, tee-hee·ing.
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Examples from the Web for tee-hee
All the rest of the evening she would point her finger at him and start again to tee-hee.
From the St. Lawrence to the Yser with the 1st Canadian brigade|Frederic C. CurryThe leetle cuffy looked at the gal, and then they both begun to giggle and tee-hee like any thing.
At the finish of this improvisation the dreadfully confused Minnie went, "Tee-hee!"
The Seven Darlings|Gouverneur MorrisAnd all that watched him spoke the Dirghic word of derision, which is "Tee-Hee."
Taboo|James Branch Cabell
tee-hee
te-hee
/ (ˈtiːˈhiː) /
interjection
an exclamation of laughter, esp when mocking
noun
a chuckle
verb -hees, -heeing or -heed
(intr) to snigger or laugh, esp derisively
Word Origin for tee-hee
C14: of imitative origin
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tee-hee
imitative of derisive laughter at least since Chaucer (cf. "The Miller's Tale").
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