huh

Speech parts

1. huh - Interjection

2. Huh - Proper noun

Meaning

(with rising pitch) Used to express doubt or confusion.
Huh? Where did they go?

(with falling pitch) Used to express amusement or subtle surprise.
Huh! I'm sure I locked it when I left.

(with rising pitch) Used to reinforce a question.
Where were you last night? Huh?

(slang, 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.
(belittlement) A: "We should go to an amusement park, it would be fun." B: "Huh."
(agreement) A: "Murder is bad." B: "Huh!"

(informal, with rising pitch) Used to indicate that one did not hear what was said.
Huh? Could you speak up?

(informal, with falling pitch) Used to create a tag question.
It's getting kind of late, huh?

Huh (plural Huhs)

A surname.

Synonyms

Phrases with the word

Examples

A longtime customer walked up, looked up at the banner, and asked Lori Saylor, “So, he’s finally hanging up his gloves, huh?” Source: Internet

After the treatment, one of the doctors tells Winchester "Not bad for Three Stooges, huh?", having caught on to his mistreatment of them. Source: Internet

Atlanta has this thing with blowing huge leads, huh? Source: Internet

Just want more corporate handouts, huh Agent? Source: Internet

Bless your heart Bill, you’re not a fan of freedom huh? Source: Internet

Boy tiz, this one really didn’t pan out the way you hoped, huh? Source: Internet

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