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uh-huh
interjection
Used
to
say
yes
or
to
show
clear
agreement
.
•
“
Want
to
play
soccer
after
school
?”—“
uh-huh
,
that
sounds
fun
!”
“
Want
to
play
soccer
after
school
?”—“
uh-huh
,
that
sounds
fun
!”
•
Dad
asked
if
I
had
cleaned
my
room
,
and
I
answered
uh-huh
while
handing
him
the
trash
bag
.
Dad
asked
if
I
had
cleaned
my
room
,
and
I
answered
uh-huh
while
handing
him
the
trash
bag
.
Imitative
formation
from
a
nasalized
form
of
“
huh
,”
first
recorded
in
American
English
in
the
late
19th
century
.
interjection
Used
to
show
that
you
are
listening
and
understand
,
without
necessarily
agreeing
.
•
While
her
friend
described
the
movie
plot
in
detail
,
Lucy
kept
saying
uh-huh
and
nodding
to
show
she
was
following
.
While
her
friend
described
the
movie
plot
in
detail
,
Lucy
kept
saying
uh-huh
and
nodding
to
show
she
was
following
.
•
On
the
phone
with
tech
support
,
Marcus
murmured
uh-huh
as
the
agent
gave
step-by-step
instructions
.
On
the
phone
with
tech
support
,
Marcus
murmured
uh-huh
as
the
agent
gave
step-by-step
instructions
.
Same
origin
as
the
affirmative
sense
,
but
generalized
to
a
back-channel
listener
response
in
conversation
.
