See meh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "2003, steve-o, “Jam On The River Mini-Review”, in rec.music.phish (Usenet):",
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"ref": "2003, Dana, “10/18/03 Shows”, in alt.tv.trading-spaces (Usenet):",
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"ref": "2004, jennifer, “The FANtasia thing: I don’t get it…”, in alt.gossip.celebrities (Usenet):",
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"ref": "2006, ettie...@hotmail.com, “Steve’s impressions on random Genesis games”, in rec.games.video.sega (Usenet):",
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"(slang) Expressing indifference or lack of enthusiasm."
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"word": "pht"
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"word": "pshh"
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"word": "phht"
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"word": "pssh"
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{
"word": "pssht"
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{
"word": "feh"
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{
"word": "pooh"
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{
"word": "pshaw"
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{
"word": "pish"
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{
"word": "bah"
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{
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "slang: expressing indifference or lack of enthusiasm",
"word": "hm"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "slang: expressing indifference or lack of enthusiasm",
"word": "hmm"
},
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "slang: expressing indifference or lack of enthusiasm",
"word": "pah"
},
{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "slang: expressing indifference or lack of enthusiasm",
"word": "pyh"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "slang: expressing indifference or lack of enthusiasm",
"word": "bof"
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"sense": "slang: expressing indifference or lack of enthusiasm",
"word": "á"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "slang: expressing indifference or lack of enthusiasm",
"word": "ugyan"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"word": "ugyan már"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "slang: expressing indifference or lack of enthusiasm",
"word": "bah"
},
{
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "slang: expressing indifference or lack of enthusiasm",
"word": "nhé"
},
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"roman": "nu",
"sense": "slang: expressing indifference or lack of enthusiasm",
"word": "ну"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"word": "хм"
},
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"sense": "slang: expressing indifference or lack of enthusiasm",
"word": "пф"
},
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"sense": "slang: expressing indifference or lack of enthusiasm",
"word": "фу"
},
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "fe",
"sense": "slang: expressing indifference or lack of enthusiasm",
"word": "фе"
},
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"code": "ru",
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"sense": "slang: expressing indifference or lack of enthusiasm",
"word": "фи"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "slang: expressing indifference or lack of enthusiasm",
"word": "tsk"
},
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "slang: expressing indifference or lack of enthusiasm",
"word": "äh"
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"Sideshow Bob Roberts",
"The Simpsons",
"meh"
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"sense": "Singlish particles",
"word": "hor"
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{
"text": "This one your one meh? ― Is this really yours?",
"type": "example"
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"ref": "2020, Yasser Khan, Property Agent Secrets: The Underground Playbook For Growing Your Property Agent Business in 2021 & Beyond, →ISBN, page 123:",
"text": "\"Huh? At this hour? Really meh?\" He couldn't believe his own ears.",
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"ref": "2013 October 7, Tee Hun Ching, The Sunday Times, Singapore, page 12:",
"text": "“Nice meh?” I would think sourly.",
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{
"ref": "2010 August 22, Fiona Chan, The Sunday Times, Singapore, page 13:",
"text": "You got send [e-mail] meh? I never receive leh.",
"type": "quote"
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"Final question particle expressing skepticism."
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"A bleating sound, as that of a sheep or goat."
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Download raw JSONL data for meh meaning in English (19.1kB)
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