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Eh

//e// adj, adv, intj, name, noun, particle, symbol, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of mediocre quality; unremarkable. informal, not-comparable, predicative

    "My French fries were eh."

  2. 2
    Initialism of emotionally handicapped. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Adverb
  1. 1
    Used to negate the following verb; (am/are/is/do/does) not. Caribbean, Singapore, Trinidad-and-Tobago, not-comparable

    "And she: "Ay man, watch you one foot ass. Wen I want a man, I want a good man. Me eh want man like you.""

Intj
  1. 1
    Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said. Australia, Canada, Commonwealth, Hong-Kong, India, Ireland, New-Zealand, Singapore, South-Africa, UK, informal

    "These hot dogs are pretty good, eh?"

  2. 2
    Hey, oi; said to get someone's attention. Singapore, Singlish, impolite, usually
  3. 3
    an attention grabber Multicultural-London-English, Singapore

    "Eh, come here!"

  4. 4
    In isolation, a request for repetition or clarification of what has just been said.

    "—I've been studying Graphiurus murinus. —Eh? Studying what?"

  5. 5
    An interjection expressing disapproval. Singapore

    "Eh, please don’t say that..."

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  1. 6
    A greeting between friends (typically male) or display of approval. Internet, Singapore, informal
  2. 7
    In isolation, expressing surprise or confusion

    "—You're going to be a dad! —Eh? You're joking!"

  3. 8
    Huh?; expresses confusion. Singapore
  4. 9
    An interjection used to ascertain the continued attention of someone addressed by the speaker. Canada

    "I went to the restaurant, eh, but my friends didn't show up."

  5. 10
    Expressing apathy or lack of enthusiasm; meh.

    "—Do you feel like going out tonight? —Eh, I don't know."

  6. 11
    Expressing apprehension following or preceding a reasoning or excuse; uh. Philippines

    "—Why is it like this? —Eh, It's like that eh."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Eastern Hemisphere (travel within or between IATA areas 2 and 3). abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of epididymal hypertension. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Particle
  1. 1
    Alternative form of leh. Manglish, Singapore, Singlish, alt-of, alternative
Symbol
  1. 1
    redox potential (in volts).
Verb
  1. 1
    To use the interjection eh.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Natural exclamation; first recorded mid-16th century. Perhaps an unstressed variant of aye (“yes, yeah”). The Philippine sense is possibly influenced by Tagalog e and/or Spanish eh.

Etymology 2

Natural exclamation; first recorded mid-16th century. Perhaps an unstressed variant of aye (“yes, yeah”). The Philippine sense is possibly influenced by Tagalog e and/or Spanish eh.

Etymology 3

Natural exclamation; first recorded mid-16th century. Perhaps an unstressed variant of aye (“yes, yeah”). The Philippine sense is possibly influenced by Tagalog e and/or Spanish eh.

Etymology 4

From Hokkien 欸 (--eh) and Mandarin 欸 (ê̄ / ế / ê̌, interjection).

Etymology 5

Probably of multiple motivations, the sounds having been chosen for functional reasons.

Etymology 6

A reduced form of ain't.

Etymology 7

From Hokkien 咧 (--leh), with the l dropped.

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