tee-hee

[ tee-hee ]
See synonyms for tee-hee on Thesaurus.com
interjection
  1. (used as an exclamation or representation of laughter, as in expressing amusement or derision.)

noun
  1. a titter; snicker.

verb (used without object),tee-heed, tee-hee·ing.
  1. to titter; snicker.

Origin of tee-hee

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; imitative

Words Nearby tee-hee

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use tee-hee in a sentence

  • Fat was bayoneting them as fast as he could, and "tee-hee-ing" all the time.

    Into the Jaws of Death | Jack O'Brien

British Dictionary definitions for tee-hee

tee-hee

te-hee

/ (ˈtiːˈhiː) /


interjection
  1. an exclamation of laughter, esp when mocking

noun
  1. a chuckle

verb-hees, -heeing or -heed
  1. (intr) to snigger or laugh, esp derisively

Origin of tee-hee

1
C14: of imitative origin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012