tee-hee

[ tee-hee ]

/ ˈtiˈhi /

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interjection

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

noun

a titter; snicker.

verb (used without object), tee-heed, tee-hee·ing.

to titter; snicker.

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Sometimes te-hee .

Origin of tee-hee

First recorded in 1350–1400; imitative

Words nearby tee-hee

Te Deum, tedious, tedium, TED spread, tee, tee-hee, teeing ground, tee-joint, teek, teem, teeming

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How to use tee-hee in a sentence

The kids had a gift for him too, a tee shirt with ‘Baseball Spoken Here’ stenciled across the front.
Mario Cuomo, Always Moving Us Toward the Light|Mike Barnicle|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
One of my favorite tee shirts proclaims “I am already against the next war.”
From the Levant to Ferguson to Baltimore, The Most Violent Summer in Years|Gene Robinson|September 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She smirks from the side of coffee mugs, tee shirts, post cards, and books around the world.
The Life of Lisa Gherardini del Giocondo, the (Most Likely) Real 'Mona Lisa'|Justin Jones|August 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Oddly, given that the games are in the land of the midnight tee-time, there is no golf on the roster, and never has been.
Kiss the…Queen’s Baton? The British Empire Is Alive and Well|Debra A. Klein|May 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

By that time, his arms were so tired from three full swings a hole that he could hardly knock the ball off the tee.
Portrait of the Consummate Con Man|John Lardner|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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
A tight-fitting wood plug is driven into the throughway of the tee and the ends ground off flush on the emery wheel.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various
Th' prisident was first off th' tee with an excellent three while his opponent was almost hopelessly bunkered in a camera.
Mr. Dooley Says|Finley Dunne
And the said devill bad her call him by the name of Memillion, and when shee called hee would bee ready to doe her will.
Witch, Warlock, and Magician|William Henry Davenport Adams

British Dictionary definitions for tee-hee

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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