eh

Meaning

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.
2. In isolation, a request for repetition or clarification of what has just been said.
3. In isolation, expressing surprise or confusion.
4. An interjection used to ascertain the continued attention of someone addressed by the speaker.
5. Expressing apathy or lack of enthusiasm; meh.
6. Expressing apprehension following or preceding a reasoning or excuse; uh.
7. To use the interjection eh.
8. Of mediocre quality; unremarkable.
9. Hey, oi; said to get someone's attention.
10. An interjection expressing disapproval.
11. Huh?; expresses confusion.
12. an attention grabber
13. A greeting between friends (typically male) or display of approval.
14. Used to negate the following verb; (am/are/is/do/does) not.
15. Alternative form of leh.
16. redox potential (in volts).
17. Initialism of Eastern Hemisphere (travel within or between IATA areas 2 and 3).
18. Initialism of emotionally handicapped.
19. Initialism of epididymal hypertension.

Etymology / origin

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.

Related words

Descendant words

• 에(Korean) (cog)
• e(Maltese) (cog)

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