uh-uhadv.

Brit.

/ˈʌˌʌ/,

/ˈəˌə/, U.S.

/ˈəˌə/,

/ˌəˈə/

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Imitative. Compare earlier uh-huh adv. and the following note on the utterances: 1982 J. C. Wells Accents of English III. vi. 556 There are also the grunts sometimes spelt uh-huh and uh-uh respectively. The first, ‘yes’, is phonetically [ˈə̃hə̃, ˈʌ̃hʌ̃, ˈmm̥m], hence nasal or nasalized ... The second, ‘no’, is [ˈʔəʔˈʔə, ˈʔʌ̃ʔˈʔʌ, ˈʔmʔˈm]; it is not necessarily nasal, and has an accented final syllable.

colloquial (originally U.S.).

Used to express negation, disagreement, or refusal: ‘no’. Cf. nuh-uh adv., uh-huh adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > negation > [adverb] > no

noOE

nayc1175

nonea1382

naw1699

nix1862

naow1884

uh-uh1885

nah1886

nope1888

ixnay1929

1885 Sunday Critic (Logansport, Indiana) 19 Apr. Discussing in an assembly of ladies a few days ago, our western provincialisms, our broad vowels and uncompromising consonants, a lady remarked that in the East this affirmative and negative grunt, ‘uh-uh’ which forms so large a part of our conversation, is never heard at all, in fact would not be understood... Why may not we Logansporters from long centuries of association, degenerate back into pigs? The fact that men, women and children already say ‘uh uh’ when they mean yes or no, should put us on our guard.

1890 Wisconsin State Reg. 10 Dec. Does him stay dar an' let de dog worry him an' wrassel him 'bout? Uh, uh! De coon runs up de tree.

1930 D. Hammett Maltese Falcon xvi. 194 ‘Do you know who he is?’.. ‘Uh-uh,’ he said, ‘but I'd guess he was Captain Jacobi.’

1970 H. Waugh Finish me Off (1971) 133 She shook her head. ‘Uh-uh. He's my daddy.’

1977 Sounds 9 July 19/1 Uh-uh. I thought not.

1995 P. Redmond Hollyoaks (Mersey TV transmission script) (O.E.D. Archive) Episode 2. 50 Dawn: Er....do you think we should check to see if Louise is alright? Natasha: (Shakes head) Uh-uh.

2001 Buffy Vampire Slayer Mar. 34/1 ‘What you do on this campus could lay the groundwork for your whole life.’ ‘Uh-uh, Will. All that Darwin-y survival-of the-cutthroatiest doesn't include me, remember?’

2002 C. Williams Sugar & Slate 4 Well I'm not wearing African robes for nobody, Uh-uh, not me.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	uh-uh
释义	uh-uhadv. Brit. /ˈʌˌʌ/, /ˈəˌə/, U.S. /ˈəˌə/, /ˌəˈə/ Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Imitative. Compare earlier uh-huh adv. and the following note on the utterances: 1982 J. C. Wells Accents of English III. vi. 556 There are also the grunts sometimes spelt uh-huh and uh-uh respectively. The first, ‘yes’, is phonetically [ˈə̃hə̃, ˈʌ̃hʌ̃, ˈmm̥m], hence nasal or nasalized ... The second, ‘no’, is [ˈʔəʔˈʔə, ˈʔʌ̃ʔˈʔʌ, ˈʔmʔˈm]; it is not necessarily nasal, and has an accented final syllable. colloquial (originally U.S.). Used to express negation, disagreement, or refusal: ‘no’. Cf. nuh-uh adv., uh-huh adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > negation > [adverb] > no noOE nayc1175 nonea1382 naw1699 nix1862 naow1884 uh-uh1885 nah1886 nope1888 ixnay1929 1885 Sunday Critic (Logansport, Indiana) 19 Apr. Discussing in an assembly of ladies a few days ago, our western provincialisms, our broad vowels and uncompromising consonants, a lady remarked that in the East this affirmative and negative grunt, ‘uh-uh’ which forms so large a part of our conversation, is never heard at all, in fact would not be understood... Why may not we Logansporters from long centuries of association, degenerate back into pigs? The fact that men, women and children already say ‘uh uh’ when they mean yes or no, should put us on our guard. 1890 Wisconsin State Reg. 10 Dec. Does him stay dar an' let de dog worry him an' wrassel him 'bout? Uh, uh! De coon runs up de tree. 1930 D. Hammett Maltese Falcon xvi. 194 ‘Do you know who he is?’.. ‘Uh-uh,’ he said, ‘but I'd guess he was Captain Jacobi.’ 1970 H. Waugh Finish me Off (1971) 133 She shook her head. ‘Uh-uh. He's my daddy.’ 1977 Sounds 9 July 19/1 Uh-uh. I thought not. 1995 P. Redmond Hollyoaks (Mersey TV transmission script) (O.E.D. Archive) Episode 2. 50 Dawn: Er....do you think we should check to see if Louise is alright? Natasha: (Shakes head) Uh-uh. 2001 Buffy Vampire Slayer Mar. 34/1 ‘What you do on this campus could lay the groundwork for your whole life.’ ‘Uh-uh, Will. All that Darwin-y survival-of the-cutthroatiest doesn't include me, remember?’ 2002 C. Williams Sugar & Slate 4 Well I'm not wearing African robes for nobody, Uh-uh, not me. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1885
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