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Huh

//hʌ// intj, name, slang

Intj

1
Used to express doubt or confusion.
"Huh? Where did they go?"
2
Used to express amusement or subtle surprise.
"Huh! I'm sure I locked it when I left."
3
Used to reinforce a question.
"Where were you last night? Huh?"
4
Used either to belittle the issuer of a statement/question, or sarcastically to indicate utter agreement, and that the statement being responded to is an extreme understatement. The intonation is changed to distinguish between the two meanings - implied dullness for belittlement, and feigned surprise for utter agreement. slang
"(belittlement) A: "We should go to an amusement park; it would be fun." B: "Huh.""
5
Used to indicate that one did not hear what was said. informal
"Huh? Could you speak up?"

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6
Used to create a tag question. informal
"It's getting kind of late, huh?"
7
Representing the sound of heavy breathing. onomatopoeic
"He broke into a dogtrot and ran by us. I don't think he saw us. His voice was coming in little puffs, huh, huh, huh, but he probably didn't notice that either."
8
Representing a chuckling sound. onomatopoeic
"Mr. [Lambert] Wilson says this with a soft chuckle, sounding a bit like huh huh huh."
9
A kiai, shouted as a limb is swung in attack.
"Shawn quickly turns around and punches the pale hand, yelling "Huh! Huh! Hi yah'! Huh! Get off me! Yeah!""

Proper Noun

Etymology 1

Attested from circa 1600. Compare Dutch hè (“huh”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Korean 허(許) (Heo).

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