Meanings
hehe1
interjection
alternative he-he · alternative hee-hee · alternative hihi
- An approximation to the sound of a mischievous giggle.
And then his trousers fell down, hehe.
Hehe2
proper noun
- The language of the Hehe people.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA Bantu people of Tanzania.
Similar
WaheheKihehe
Origin
- Old Englishhe he
- Middle Englishhehe
- Englishhehe
From Middle English hehe, from Old English he he.
More words from Middle English, Old English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan he he
- he hesound of a giggle
Chinese Mandarin 嘿嘿, 哈哈
- 嘿嘿 (hēihēi)sound of a giggle
- 哈哈 (hāhā)sound of a giggle
Finnish hehee
- heheesound of a giggle
French héhé
- héhésound of a giggle
German hihi, haha
- hihisound of a giggle
- hahasound of a giggle
Icelandic hehe, haha
- hehesound of a giggle
- hahasound of a giggle
Japanese 呵呵, わはは
- 呵呵 (kaka)sound of a giggle
- わはは (wahaha)sound of a giggle
- あはは (ahaha)sound of a giggle
Portuguese hehe, hihi
- hehesound of a giggle
- hihisound of a giggle
Russian хе-хе́, ха-ха́
- хе-хе́ (xe-xé)sound of a giggle
- ха-ха́ (xa-xá)sound of a giggle
- хехе (xexe)Bantu people
Spanish jeje
- jejesound of a giggle
Swedish hehe
- hehesound of a giggle
Tamil ஹிஹி
- ஹிஹி (hihi)sound of a giggle
Turkish haha, hehe
- hahasound of a giggle
- hehesound of a giggle
- hihisound of a giggle
Cite this entry
APA
hehe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hehe
MLA
“hehe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hehe. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hehe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hehe.
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