tee-hee

[tee-hee]

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

te-hee.

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Historical Examples of tee-hee

And all that watched him spoke the Dirghic word of derision, which is "Tee-Hee."
Taboo
James Branch Cabell
At the finish of this improvisation the dreadfully confused Minnie went, "Tee-hee!"
The Seven Darlings
Gouverneur Morris
The leetle cuffy looked at the gal, and then they both begun to giggle and tee-hee like any thing.
Highlife in New York: a series of letters to Mr. Zephariah Slick,
Ann S. Stephens
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. Curry

British Dictionary definitions for tee-hee

tee-hee

te-hee

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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Word Origin and History for tee-hee

imitative of derisive laughter at least since Chaucer (cf. "The Miller's Tale").