huh

[ huh ]

interjection

1. (used as an exclamation of surprise, bewilderment, disbelief, contempt, or interrogation.)

huh

/ hʌ /

interjection

1. an exclamation of derision, bewilderment, inquiry, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of huh¹

First recorded in 1600–10

Example Sentences

“That’s scary for a lot of people, huh?”

From Los Angeles Times

“Uh huh,” Laurie says weakly, gulping her chardonnay.

From Salon

“I mean, maybe there was another reason, I don’t know. But that doesn’t make sense that you would have just been leading me on, right? But here you are now on a mission some 28 years later, after I’ve been through hell and back, to do what? Just in time to stop the bad guy, huh? Is that what’s going on here? What took you so long? Did your horse run out of gas?”

From Los Angeles Times

And I was like, “Huh, why did you choose that monologue?”

From Los Angeles Times

Seemingly referencing the 52-year-old comic disguising himself as a white woman for the 2004 comedy “White Chicks,” the rapper wrote: “That ... run in the family huh? @MarlonWayans no wonder u like dressing up as a b— it’s in your blood.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• cry
• exclamation
• expletive
• insertion
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