smh one's head

A form of smh — to shake one's head.

Meanings

verbsmh one's head (third-person singular simple present smhes one's head or smh one's head, present participle smhing one's head or smh one's head, simple past and past participle smhed one's head or smh one's head)

present singular third person smhes one's head · participle present smhing one's head · participle past smhed one's head · past smhed one's head

  1. InternetalternativehumoroussometimesAlternative form of SMH.

    how could you do this... smhing my head rn

    1 more example

    Hold up, I need to use the ATM machine.[…]I forgot my personal PIN number. SMH my head. Lemme go inside the bank, I'll BRB right back ASAP as possible.

    2022 June 2, Cyanide & Happiness

Origin

From smh (“shaking my head”), humorously reinterpreted as a verb.

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“smh one's head.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smh%20one's%20head. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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