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uh-uh

[ uhn-uhn, uhn-uhn, uhn-uhn ]

interjection

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


uh-uh

/ ˈʌˈʌ /

sentence substitute

  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
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Example Sentences

"My feeling is the game was well played but what chances they had, especially with Adama - he is unstoppable that guy, it's impossible to control him - we were a little bit uh-uh," he said.

From BBC

One patron, who goes by 123aram5 on TikTok, summed up their review in two words: “Uh-uh — nope!”

“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.

If you've been lucky like me and you've been working on other sets for TV and film, you could say, "Oh my God, I really like this," or, "Uh-uh, I wouldn't do that."

From Salon

I was like, “Hell no. Hell no. Columbia was never an option, sweetheart. Uh-uh. We ain’t switching our minds for a boy.”

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