huh

interjection

 a grunt articulated as a syllabic  m,

 or  with a voiceless onset n,

or as the syllable

ˈhə 

 or  ˈhəⁿ,

 often ending in a glottal stop, and uttered with a range of intonations  ;

often read as

ˈhə 

—used to express surprise, disbelief, or confusion, or as an inquiry inviting affirmative reply

Examples of huh in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Had to put him in drag in Sabrina Carpenter’s video huh? —Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025

Had to put him in drag in Sabrina Carpenter’s video huh? —Shania Russell, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025

Man, these guys just won’t go away, huh? —Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025

Oh, huh… because of its nature to want to be exact? —Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 1 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

imitative of a grunt

First Known Use

1608, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing huh

• uh-huh

Rhymes for huh

• dah
• duh
• schwa
• the
• uh
• gaga
• shema
• maharaja