Meanings
heh1
plural hehs
- The fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician 𐤄, Aramaic 𐡄, Hebrew ה, Syriac ܗ, Arabic ه, and others).
heh2
- onomatopoeicWeak amusement, sometimes signaling boredom or slight embarrassment.
Friend 2: Heh.
1 more example
Friend 1: Some people say a man is made outta mud.
heh3
- alternativeAlternative form of eh (“tag question”).
He handed the fragment to Bass, saying, “A cold-blooded little thing—heh? Not really. They just acted that way, the way they bite. And little? Ha! Its wing span was eighteen feet.”
2017, Stephen Randorf, Murder Over The Bones
Origin
Onomatopoeia of a weak laugh.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish he
- heSemitic letter
Hebrew ה״א
- ה״א (hey)Semitic letter
Yiddish הא
- הא (hey)Semitic letter
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Cite this entry
heh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heh
“heh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heh. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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