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

uh-uh

exclamation

/ˈʌ ʌ/

/ˈʌ ʌ/

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the way of writing the sound that people make when they are answering ‘No’ to a question
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Word Origin1920s: imitative.

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