"-h" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "dih",
      "dih#English"
    ],
    [
      "bruh",
      "bruh#English"
    ],
    [
      "h",
      "h#English"
    ],
    [
      "uh",
      "uh#English"
    ],
    [
      "meh",
      "meh#English"
    ],
    [
      "-h",
      "-h#English"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"en\">dih</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "⟨dih⟩",
      "name": "orth"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "/dɪ/"
      },
      "expansion": "/dɪ/",
      "name": "ic"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"en\">bruh</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "⟨bruh⟩",
      "name": "orth"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "/bɹʌ/"
      },
      "expansion": "/bɹʌ/",
      "name": "ic"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*/da͡ɪ, bɹu/"
      },
      "expansion": "*/da͡ɪ, bɹu/",
      "name": "ic"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "clipping"
      },
      "expansion": "clipping",
      "name": "glossary"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "An orthographic device that forces the preceding vowel to be read ‘short’: ⟨dih⟩ /dɪ/, ⟨bruh⟩ /bɹʌ/, etc. (not */da͡ɪ, bɹu/). Although the letter h has long been used ad-hoc for this purpose in English — see uh and meh — the practice of clipping content words to humorous effect took off as an Internet meme in 2025 and created a productive association between -h and such clippings.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-h",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "African-American Vernacular English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "81 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "71 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 3 14 3 13 14 3 5 3 3 2 2 2 11 3 3 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 7 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 2 17 2 16 17 2 6 2 2 1 2 1 10 2 2 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "dick + -h → dih",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ass + -h → ahh",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to censor words."
      ],
      "id": "en--h-en-suffix-ciB7xGAT",
      "links": [
        [
          "Internet",
          "Internet"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Internet slang, also originally African-American Vernacular) Used to censor words."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet",
        "also",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "brother + -h → bruh",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "no + -h → nah",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to form new words."
      ],
      "id": "en--h-en-suffix-LuYN8KOW",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Internet meme"
  ],
  "word": "-h"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English suffixes",
    "Pages using catfix",
    "Pages with 7 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "dih",
      "dih#English"
    ],
    [
      "bruh",
      "bruh#English"
    ],
    [
      "h",
      "h#English"
    ],
    [
      "uh",
      "uh#English"
    ],
    [
      "meh",
      "meh#English"
    ],
    [
      "-h",
      "-h#English"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"en\">dih</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "⟨dih⟩",
      "name": "orth"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "/dɪ/"
      },
      "expansion": "/dɪ/",
      "name": "ic"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"en\">bruh</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "⟨bruh⟩",
      "name": "orth"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "/bɹʌ/"
      },
      "expansion": "/bɹʌ/",
      "name": "ic"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*/da͡ɪ, bɹu/"
      },
      "expansion": "*/da͡ɪ, bɹu/",
      "name": "ic"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "clipping"
      },
      "expansion": "clipping",
      "name": "glossary"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "An orthographic device that forces the preceding vowel to be read ‘short’: ⟨dih⟩ /dɪ/, ⟨bruh⟩ /bɹʌ/, etc. (not */da͡ɪ, bɹu/). Although the letter h has long been used ad-hoc for this purpose in English — see uh and meh — the practice of clipping content words to humorous effect took off as an Internet meme in 2025 and created a productive association between -h and such clippings.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-h",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "African-American Vernacular English",
        "English internet slang"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "dick + -h → dih",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ass + -h → ahh",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to censor words."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Internet",
          "Internet"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Internet slang, also originally African-American Vernacular) Used to censor words."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet",
        "also",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "brother + -h → bruh",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "no + -h → nah",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to form new words."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Internet meme"
  ],
  "word": "-h"
}