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uh
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ʌ, ʌ̃
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interjection
1.
(used to indicate hesitation,
doubt
, or a pause).
2.
huh
.
Origin:
1595–1605
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Word Origin & History
uh
inarticulate sound, attested from 1605; uh-huh, spoken affirmative (often ironic or non-committal) is recorded from 1904; negative uh-uh is attested from 1924.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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UH
University of Hawaii
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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