Etymology

tee hee

Today it means: The sound of a giggle. Full definition →

Middle English tehee ← Old English he he
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromhe he“hee hee”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromtehee
  3. English todaytee hee

From Middle English tehee, te he, ti he, alteration of hehe, from Old English he he (“hee hee”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhe he all →

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