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tee-hee

American  
[tee-hee] / ˈtiˈhi /

interjection

  1. (used as an exclamation or representation of laughter, as in expressing amusement or derision.)

noun

  1. a titter; snicker.

verb (used without object)

tee-heed, tee-heeing

  1. to titter; snicker.

tee-hee British  
/ ˈtiːˈhiː /

interjection

  1. an exclamation of laughter, esp when mocking

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noun

  1. a chuckle

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verb

  1. (intr) to snigger or laugh, esp derisively

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Etymology

Origin of tee-hee

First recorded in 1350–1400; imitative

Example Sentences

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Although it’s arriving in theaters a few days late for Lunar New Year, “Moonfall,” Roland Emmerich’s latest tee-hee disaster flick, feels curiously well timed.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2022

There’s still been a lingering tee-hee surrounding the conversations about a first gentleman.

From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2020

Slate: The way you’re talking about all this reminds me of the way a medical doctor deals with the human body—no tittering, no tee-hee.

From Slate • Sep. 27, 2013

“We tee-hee about those girls behind their backs,” Ms. Leeds Leventhal said.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2013

The small girls laughed with a tee-hee as they were carried.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben

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