Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- interjection Used to express hesitation or uncertainty.
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- interjection US Expression of
confusion oruncertainty . - interjection US Space
filler orpause during conversation. - noun An occurrence of the interjection "uh".
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Examples
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Ai haz had the pleshure of having bebbehs and sum tests maiself- iz educashunal to be on reseeving end of sum of dese treatments sumtimes- duz make u much more symp..uh, simp.. uh, unnerstanding of ur pashunts!
u watch dis krap?? - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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uh bowt dat “soulforalleternity” ting …..uh…whel.. yew shure fur surten yew wanz da sole uv da mos ebil:evil:bengalboi in awl da wurl? et kums wiff awl da soles uv awl da poorlil kritturs keeled bai da ebil wun. williboi bee 10 nau an a berri, berri gud huntur – doze ayshun lepurrd kat jeans iz kwite straung inn hymn.
Can’t talk now. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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Yeah, uh, we were just kinda wonderin’, you know, if the public would, uh like, want to know if some killer asteroid were, uh HYPOTHETICALLY going to like, you know, hit us any minute or something like that.
BADA-BING, and some other shit. barbylon 2003
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Yeah, uh, we were just kinda wonderin’, you know, if the public would, uh like, want to know if some killer asteroid were, uh HYPOTHETICALLY going to like, you know, hit us any minute or something like that.
BADA-BING, and some other shit. barbylon 2003
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Oh, and do another interview in ... uh ... the phone is ringing.
The Taxman Cometh grrm 2010
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Mcgruff uh, is that tobey maguire south texas terror revenge of the nerds meets X-men directed by Seth Green hell no! Meli
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They require constant and diligent user participation and the quality may vary wildly — starting with elements as simple as spelling (uh, is it “Hilton” or “Hillton”?).
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But, uh, is there some escape clause here so that people can observe that Obama really is an extraordinarily gifted orator without sounding like jerks?
Songs of Experience 2006
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Bakura buh-COOR-uh from a Korean term for "outside" that I picked up in Tae Kwon Do
August CSFF Blog Tour: Kathy Tyers Mirtika 2006
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Bakura buh-COOR-uh from a Korean term for "outside" that I picked up in Tae Kwon Do
Archive 2006-08-01 Mirtika 2006
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