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-h-

-h- interfix: emphasises obscenities.

Interfix

-h-

  1. (rare) Emphasises obscenities.
    • fuck! + -h- → fuhuck!
    • damn! + -h- → dahamn!
  2. (dated, humorous, slang) Indicates a fannish context or an association with science fiction fandom.
    • beer + -h- → bheer
    • boy + -h- → bhoy

Questions about -h-

What does -h- mean?
-h- means emphasises obscenities.
What part of speech is -h-?
-h- is an interfix.

Words near -h- in the dictionary

  1. -guessr
  2. -gynous
  3. -gyny
  4. -gyre
  5. -h
  6. -h-
  7. -ham
  8. -head
  9. -heads
  10. -hedra
  11. -hedral

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