• Huh

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /hʌ̃/
    • Rhymes: -ÊŒ

    Origin

    Full definition of huh

    Interjection

    1. (with falling pitch) used to express amusement or subtle surprise.Huh! I'm sure I locked it when I left.
    2. Used to express doubt or confusion.Huh? Where did they go?
    3. (with rising pitch) Used to reinforce a question.Where were you last night? Huh?
    4. (slang, with falling pitch) Used either to belittle the issuer of a statement/question, or sarcasm(belittlement) A:"We should go to an amusement park, it would be fun." B:"Huh."(agreement) A""Murder is bad." B:"Huh!"
    5. (informal, with rising pitch) Used to indicate that one did not hear what was said.Huh? Could you speak up?
    6. (informal, with falling pitch) Used to create a tag question.It's getting kind of late, huh?
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