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

uh

exclamation

/ʌ/,

/ɜː/

/ʌ/,

/ɜː/

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the way of writing the sound that people make when they are not sure about something, when they do not hear or understand something you have said, or when they want you to agree with what they have said
- Uh, yeah, I guess so.
- ‘Are you ready yet?’ ‘Uh? Oh. Yes.’
- We can discuss this another time, uh?
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Word Origin1960s: imitative.

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