ehexclamation
uk/eɪ/us/eɪ/US usually huh informalused to express surprise or confusion, to ask someone to repeat what they have said, or as a way of getting someone to give some type of reaction to a statement that you have made:
"Janet's leaving her husband." "Eh?"
"Did you hear what I said?" "Eh? Say it again - I wasn't listening."
Going overseas again, eh? It's a nice life for some!
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Linguistics: sounds used as interjections
- aah
- achoo
- bam
- blah
- cor
- duh
- er
- hah
- huh
- humph
- oops
- ow
- phooey
- shush
- tsk
- tut
- uh
- uh-uh
- whoops
- yada yada yada
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