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meh

SayMEUK/mɛ//me/

6 meanings of meh

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  1. 1
    interjectionslang
    A casual word said to show you don't really care about something or aren't excited.

    Like a shrug turned into a single sound.

    Meh, I don't really feel like going out tonight.

    When they asked if she liked the movie, she just said meh.

    Similarwhatever

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Not good and not bad, just ordinary and a little boring.

    Like a meal that fills you up but you forget right away.

    The food at that new place was kind of meh.

    I thought the show would be great, but it was pretty meh.

    Similarmediocre, so-so, unremarkable, average, forgettable

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  3. 3
    adjective
    Feeling bored and not interested, without much energy or excitement.

    Like waking up with no wish to get out of bed.

    I've felt kind of meh all week and don't want to do anything.

    She was too meh about the trip to help with the planning.

    Similarindifferent, apathetic, unenthusiastic, lukewarm

    Oppositeenthusiastic, keen, eager

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  4. 4
    nouncolloquialcountable
    An opinion that shows you don't care much and weren't impressed.

    Like a vote that means 'I don't care either way.'

    The new design got a big meh from the whole team.

    Her only reaction was a meh and a shrug.

    Similarshrug

  5. 5
    particleManglishSinglishinterrogative
    A small word added to the end of a question to show you doubt something.

    Like adding 'really?' to the end of what someone just told you.

    You really finished all your homework, meh?

    That's the lowest price they can give you, meh?

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  6. 6
    interjectionManglishSinglish
    The bleating sound made by a sheep or goat.

    Like the 'baa' a sheep makes.

    The little goat went meh as it followed its mother.

    Meh, came the soft cry from the lamb in the pen.

    Similarmaa

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Origins

Meanings 1–4

Made popular by the TV show The Simpsons in 1994. It may come from Yiddish 'me', meaning 'so-so'.

Meaning 5

From Cantonese 咩 (me), a word used at the end of doubtful yes-or-no questions.

Meaning 6

This word imitates a sound.