Definitions
Wiktionary
- adj. Mediocre; lackluster; unexceptional; uninspiring.
- adj. Apathetic; unenthusiastic.
- interj. slang Expressing indifference or lack of enthusiasm.
Examples
“Wilco's leader, Jeff Tweedy, accurately predicted the general reaction to his group's recent album, I have no doubt that the second this record becomes available there's somebody sitting in a basement at their computer with the word 'meh' already typed up, waiting to post a review .”
“Online, meh is common in instant messaging, chat rooms and discussion forums, and any sites that invite comments from the public.”
“September 21, 2009 at 2:58 pm wayte, izzis da guy you described as meh, +70 lbs, then compressed vertically 6 or more inches?”
Death from - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
“August 29, 2008 at 7:19 am they call meh bruce wayne… but… u can call meh Bob”
High above the streets of Gotham - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
“I work at the Philadelphia City Paper and I wrote a blog post about the inclusion of the word meh into the upcoming edition of the Collins English Dictionary.”
“I smelt it on the strip and thought "meh" - sniffed a few others and then sniffed it again once the topnotes had burnt off a little...it was sublime!”
“I also loved "meh" -- I had to say it aloud a few times because I'd never seen that monosyllable spelled out, and you hit it perfectly.”
“But in general, the reaction was "meh" - maybe because the actual rule is so benign.”
“Rachel McAdams is kind of "meh" - very pretty, talented, but not all that interesting.”
“Even if your initial response is a resounding "meh" -- there are other web office suites, such as”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘meh’.
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recent new scrabble words
these came into effect from 2011
biobank, biftahs, biftah, bichirs, favicon, favicons, fansubs, bisom, fansub, fansites, fansite, fannying and 1465 more...
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Obscure Airport Codes
A list of airport codes (three-letter trigrams) used in ticketing and routing airplanes, cargo, luggage and passengers. The twist - these are obscure out of the way places most of us will never ve...
aat, abk, abm, abt, aci, adk, aer, aey, ahu, ajr, akf, akv and 111 more...
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I can haz cheezeburgerisms
dis iz y u cant spelcaturday, haz, habn't, derp, derpy, kitteh, teh, cyoot, mai, baw, kai, ai and 381 more...
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Bike Snob'isms
words I saw while reading the Bike Snob
helment, scranus, podium, sangue borse, hipster, dandydom, effete, douchebag, douchebags, Lobweh, Portland, brakeless track bike and 328 more...
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Awesome Pronunciations
BRING IT ON!!!!!
!, !!, !!!, !!!!, !!!!!, peter piper, licet mihi venera..., aliquid in aere e..., SHAZAM!, dark-sided, vegan quiche...ev..., konstantinopolita... and 113 more...
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unemphasized interjections
technically interjections, but usually not part of any emotive exclamation
okey-doke, ho-hum, welp, big deal, bother, hmm, iunno, mmkay, nah, crumbs, bummer, pfft and 12 more...
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Curiosities
A Potpourri
progeny, ooh, meow, endearing, timepiece, touch of the crea..., meh, alarmist, taut, calligraphic, catchphrase, shinto and 6 more...
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Oh well, What the hell
Expressions of Apathy
life goes on, who cares, no big deal, comme ci comme ca, whatever, piss up a rope, oh well, what the hell, couldawouldashoulda, fuck it, let it buck, ship it and 13 more...
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Kalli's Words
redundant, munchkin, escapade, natch, boom, fap, geek, nocturnal, pedantic, tactile, conversant, oxymoron and 188 more...
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edwardvielmetti's Words
wordhord, wordhoard, wordy, wordie, wiki, toriokyo, superpatron, vacuum, crazy, crazybusy, a2b3, 48104 and 220 more...
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Twitter favorites
The new favourite words of people on Twitter.
A script searches Twitter for "X is my new favorite word" and adds it to this list.
See also:
grabbable, retuiteando, leaving, fantastic, absolutely, kurwa, hella, ridic, underpass, hate, interlude, plush and 2369 more... -
irit8in's list
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thekatespanos's list
pomposity, gaggle, scintilla, lemming, bilk, vanquish, conflate, plenary, verisimilitude, perspicacious, rattletrap, obdurate and 325 more...
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words web 2.0 taught me
folksonomy, crowdsourcing, meh, social bookmarking, social networking, wikipediholic, meta
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born2badored's Words
livid, fnordy, grok, bloopy, bokonon, disinformation, psychometrics, trip hop, acid jazz, bauble, dynamic, constant and 91 more...
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feeling words
twitterpated, loquacious, ambiguous, pensive, sluggish, anxious, adventurous, curious, abandoned, absent-minded, abrasive, abused and 653 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for meh.

hernesheir Uh, feh. May 7, 2011
pterodactyl "'Meh' is the schwa of emotions." --Jonathan Coulton May 7, 2011
ruzuzu I think it's the clarinet. Dec 23, 2010
reesetee Ruzuzu, you like klezmer music? But why? Dec 23, 2010
ruzuzu "The interjection “meh” has been gaining ground in recent years, mostly due to its popularization by The Simpsons. A typical use is in the episode “Hungry Hungry Homer,” when Homer tries to interest Bart and Lisa in a visit to Blockoland, an amusement park: Bart and Lisa together: Meh. Homer: But the TV gave me the impression that… Bart: We said, “Meh!” Lisa: M-E-H, meh.
“Meh” in this usage is an expression of apathy and lack of interest, not as strong as “feh,” which connotes actual disgust. “Meh” is, not surprisingly, popular on the internet, and you can even pick up a “meh” t-shirt at thinkgeek.com. There is some evidence that “meh,” like “feh” (which was popularized in the US by Mad magazine), is Yiddish in origin. The title song of the 1936 Yiddish film “Yidl Mitn Fidl” contains the verse “A goat stands in the meadow, And bleats a sad ‘meh!’, Hey you goat, you foolish one, Being sad is ‘feh’!” On the other hand, goats do make a sound that strongly resembles “meh,” so that may be just a coincidence."
--The Word Detective
"Yidl Mitn Fidl" is one of my favorite songs--I first
heard it on an album by The Klezmer Conservatory Band, but here's a link to Molly Picon's version (with feh as fe). Dec 18, 2010
pterodactyl Thanks, you guys! And I think it's interesting that meh, feh, and bleh all have similar meanings. Dec 18, 2010
rolig Czech (if given a pretentious, quasi-native pronunciation, of course) Dec 17, 2010
Prolagus Teh, as in teh alsome. Dec 17, 2010
bilby Heh! I've got tabbouleh on my keffiyeh! Dec 17, 2010
ruzuzu Feh. Dec 17, 2010
pterodactyl I'm pretty sure this word is rhymeless. Can anyone prove me wrong? Dec 17, 2010
lritter a 'meh' is like a verbal shrug of the shoulders Apr 8, 2009
Steev "meh" is an interjection used to express disinterest. A synonym is "whatever".
* 1995 March 19, “Lisa’s Wedding”, The Simpsons
Marge: weaving on a loom “Hi Bart, I’m weaving on a loom!”
Bart: “Meh”.
Also an adjective describing a feeling of disinterest or apathy:
2003, Dana, 10/18/03 Shows 4 in alt.tv.trading-spaces
Both shows left me feeling,(sic) meh.
or an adjective applied to something mediocre as in :
2003, steve-o, Jam On The River Mini-Review 1 in rec.music.phish
They redeemed themselves with this show. The first song or two was (sic) meh, but they were on fire after that.
Sorry, the citations are grammatically sloppy. So goes the cutting edge of the lingo.
Apr 8, 2009
jmjarmstrong JM shrugs his shoulders and realises that he just doesn't care where the word 'meh' originated Feb 1, 2009
bilby "Our basic plan Meh is completely free and our paying plan Whoo! is $12/m. With the free plan, we provide you with up to 5 projects and 35 images, and with our paid plan, we’ve bumped those numbers to 50 projects, 500 hi-res images and 10 high quality videos."
- carbonmade.com Oct 30, 2008
lampbane Mehamn Airport (Norway). Oct 23, 2008
Prolagus See comment on cosi cosi. :-) Aug 1, 2008
bilby You're right sarra, if it's the cosi-cosi gesture. Aug 1, 2008
she For the record, this is my least favorite word, but I feel it's been laughing at me from its perch in my profile (you will not prevail!). Aug 1, 2008
dontcry I'm loving meh! Apr 28, 2008
Prolagus Someone should tell uselessness he can unthumbup a word in Pandora... just clicking on "edit this (stupid) station". Apr 28, 2008
sarra That sounds (smells, I want to say! seems) to me like the English gesture for so-so. If the hand turns on the wrist as if one is playing a tremolo on two fairly far-apart piano keys. Apr 28, 2008
reesetee Italians have a gesture for that: palm open, facing down, and jiggle the hand a bit. Perfect visual meh. Maybe you could turn it into a graphic. :-) Oct 17, 2007
uselessness Haha, I'm listening to Pandora right now and was just thinking the same thing! Or more specifically, I'd like a way to un-thumbs-up a song if I change my mind and decide it's not so great after all, but don't want to thumbs-down it either. Oct 17, 2007
edwardvielmetti "OK, Pandora needs a "meh" button, too, not just "I don't like it" and "I love it". Maybe that would muddy the waters."
cindi on twitter Oct 17, 2007
patchouli seanahan, if you'd like to hear it used verbally more than once, go here.
:-) Sep 2, 2007
reesetee Yep, so was I, c_b. :-) Mar 8, 2007
seanahan I'm not so sure of the Yiddish aspect, or of the Simpsons origin, since I quote the Simpsons as much as anyone. It is definitely an internet word, and I've only heard it used verbally once. Mar 8, 2007
chained_bear The sheep where I work use it all the time. ;) I suspect kenspeckle was joking, though, reesetee. Mar 8, 2007
reesetee I didn't, kenspeckle. I remember using this when the Web was still in diapers. ;-) Mar 8, 2007
kenspeckle Apparently this word is only for web folks. Who knew? Mar 8, 2007