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Definition of uh-huh exclamation from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

uh-huh

exclamation

/ʌ ˈhʌ/

/ʌ ˈhʌ/

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the way of writing the sound that people make when they understand or agree with what you have said, when they want you to continue or when they are answering ‘Yes’
- ‘Did you read my note?’ ‘Uh-huh.’
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Word Origin1920s: imitative.

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