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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

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“Oh, you can’t find this in the store, uh-uh, not this, baby!” the user actressamira voiced over a TikTok video of raw herbs being sorted.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2024

“No, uh-uh, I do not see dead people,” she tells the spirit.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2023

“For this video to get some love now in a time where Oaxacan folks are being bashed, hated on, it’s like, ‘No, uh-uh, let’s show the love,’” Flores said of the song’s spike in popularity.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2022

She continued down the street, pushing her young charge in his stroller: “I’m sorry, uh-uh, no way.”

From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2022

“No, uh-uh, no, I’m not a-seeing that in ye, am I, boy? Cuz yer just a boy pup still, ain’t ye?”

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness