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huh

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/hʌ/ English

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interjection

  1. (with falling pitch) used to express amusement or subtle surprise.“Huh! I'm sure I locked it when I left.”
  2. Used to express doubt or confusion.“Huh? Where did they go?”
  3. (with rising pitch) Used to reinforce a question.“Where were you last night? Huh?”
  4. (with falling pitch) 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.“(agreement) A: "Murder is bad." B: "Huh!"”

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