uh-huh
/ˈʌhʌ
/exclamation
Used to express assent or as a non-committal response to a question or remark: ‘Do you understand?’ ‘Uh-huh.’...
- ‘Yeah sure, uh-huh,’ Bella replied, turning sideways to face him.
- Fans from many cultures, in unison, chime in on cue, ‘Uh-huh, uh-huh!’
- In the same song she turns around and shouts in a baritone, ‘You make me wanna uh-huh!’
Origin
1920s: imitative.