Synonyms

uh-huh

American

[uh-huh, uhn-huhn] / ʌˈhʌ, ʌ̃ˈhʌ̃ /

interjection

(used to indicate agreement, confirmation, attentiveness, or general satisfaction.)

uh-huh British

/ əˈhə /

informal a less emphatic variant of yes

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Example Sentences

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And I wanted to express that in those essays, which of course dropped into a time when: uh-huh.

From Washington Post • Jan. 12, 2023

“I say that we don’t even have the vaccine yet, and then they say, ‘Well, I’m the first guy you’re giving it to when you get it,’ and I say, ‘Yeah, uh-huh, sure.’

From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2021

Next time she says something of this sort, just murmur a bored-sounding uh-huh and then talk about something else—to wit:

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2020

Rudd's character then exclaims "uh-huh" before he asking Brady "you too?"

From Fox News • Oct. 19, 2019

Even uh-huh or hunh-uh seemed beyond him now.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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