Huh - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|hʌ|
Brit.
|hʌ|
interjection
- (with falling pitch) used to express amusement or subtle surprise.
Huh! I'm sure I locked it when I left.
- Used to express doubt or confusion.Huh? Where did they go?
- (with rising pitch) Used to reinforce a question.Where were you last night? Huh?
- (slang, with falling pitch) Used either to belittle the issuer of a statement/question, or sarcastically to indicate utter agreement, and that the statement being responded to is an extreme understatement. The intonation is changed to distinguish between the two meanings - implied dullness for belittlement, and feigned surprise for utter agreement.(belittlement) A:"We should go to an amusement park, it would be fun." B:"Huh."
(agreement) A""Murder is bad." B:"Huh!"
- (informal, with rising pitch) Used to indicate that one did not hear what was said.(agreement) A""Murder is bad." B:"Huh!"
Huh? Could you speak up?
- (informal, with falling pitch) Used to create a tag question.It's getting kind of late, huh?
Extra examples
'Are you listening to me?' 'Huh?'
Not a bad little place, huh?
'She looks nice.' 'Huh! Too much make-up, if you ask me.'
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