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tee-hee

  [tee-hee]
interjection, noun, verb (used without object), tee-heed, tee-hee·ing.
te-hee.
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to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.
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tee-hee or te-hee (ˈtiːˈhiː)
 
—interj
1.  an exclamation of laughter, esp when mocking
 
—n
2.  a chuckle
 
—vb , -hees, -heeing, -heed
3.  (intr) to snigger or laugh, esp derisively
 
[C14: of imitative origin]
 
te-hee or te-hee
 
—interj
 
—n
 
—vb
 
[C14: of imitative origin]

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tee-hee
imitative of derisive laughter at least since Chaucer (cf. "The Miller's Tale," c.1386).
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