"heh" meaning in English

See heh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Audio: en-us-heh.ogg
Etymology: Onomatopoeia of a weak laugh. Head templates: {{en-interj}} heh
  1. (onomatopoeia) Weak amusement, sometimes signaling boredom. Tags: onomatopoeic
    Sense id: en-heh-en-intj-vdb9-D6j Categories (other): English onomatopoeias
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interj}} heh
  1. Alternative form of eh (“tag question”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: eh (extra: tag question)
    Sense id: en-heh-en-intj-WutbwC7m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 76 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 8 72 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 82 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Forms: hehs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} heh (plural hehs)
  1. The fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others). Categories (topical): Arabic letter names Translations (Semitic letter): he (Finnish), ה״א (hey) (Hebrew), nenij (Nengone), הא (hey) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-heh-en-noun-elrndRQm Disambiguation of Arabic letter names: 6 19 75 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Nengone translations, Terms with Yiddish translations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "word": "ה״א"
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