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uh-uh

American  
[uhn-uhn, uhn-uhn, uhn-uhn] / ˈʌ̃ˈʌ̃, ˈʌ̃ˌʌ̃, ˌʌ̃ˈʌ̃ /

interjection

  1. (used to indicate disagreement, disapproval, or dissatisfaction.)


uh-uh British  
/ ˈʌˈʌ /
  1. informal a less emphatic variant of no 1

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

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“Remember her answer? Uh uh, uh, what? No, no, I didn’t leak. Maybe she didn’t, but that was the worst body language I’ve ever seen.”

From Fox News • Sep. 30, 2018

Andrew Beckett: I… many things… uh… uh… What I love the most about the law?

From Forbes • Jan. 19, 2015

You sign this and I don’t see any reason why we can't make him seem very, um, uh, uh ...

From Slate • May 29, 2013

“Uh, uh, uh, uh,” Goldman said, and picked out a pair of closefitting Givenchy pants and a $3,500 black vest from Viktor & Rolf.

From New York Times • May 2, 2013

Jimmy went, “Uh, uh, uh .. “And the next thing I know I’m watching my mouthpiece and my chance to be champ flying out of the ring into the fourth row of seats.

From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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