-h

suffix

Used to censor words.

“no + -h → nah”

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Meanings

suffix
  1. InternetalsoUsed to censor words.

    ass + -h → ahh

    1 more example

    dick + -h → dih

  2. Used to form new words.

    no + -h → nah

    1 more example

    brother + -h → bruh

Origin

An orthographic device that forces the preceding vowel to be read ‘short’: ⟨dih⟩ /dɪ/, ⟨bruh⟩ /bɹʌ/, etc. (not */da͡ɪ, bɹu/). Although the letter h has long been used ad-hoc for this purpose in English — see uh and meh — the practice of clipping content words to humorous effect took off as an Internet meme in 2025 and created a productive association between -h and such clippings.

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Cite this entry
APA

-h. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-h

MLA

“-h.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-h. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-h,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-h.

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