"tee hee" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: From Middle English tehee, te he, ti he, alteration of hehe, from Old English he he (“hee hee”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|tehee}} Middle English tehee, {{inh|en|ang|he he|t=hee hee}} Old English he he (“hee hee”) Head templates: {{en-interj|nolinkhead=1}} tee hee
  1. The sound of a short giggle.
    Sense id: en-tee_hee-en-intj-n3TrDFZ6

Verb

Forms: tee hees [present, singular, third-person], tee heeing [participle, present], tee heed [participle, past], tee heed [past], tee hee'd [participle, past], tee hee'd [past]
Etymology: From Middle English tehee, te he, ti he, alteration of hehe, from Old English he he (“hee hee”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|tehee}} Middle English tehee, {{inh|en|ang|he he|t=hee hee}} Old English he he (“hee hee”) Head templates: {{en-verb|nolinkhead=1|past2=tee hee'd}} tee hee (third-person singular simple present tee hees, present participle tee heeing, simple past and past participle tee heed or tee hee'd)
  1. To utter tee hee; to make a high-pitched laugh; to titter. Synonyms: tee-hee Related terms: haha, haw haw, heh, hehe, ho ho ho, tee hee hee
    Sense id: en-tee_hee-en-verb-TItCLxU4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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