hunh

Interjection

1. Used to express doubt or confusion.
   • Huh? Where did they go?
2. Used to express amusement or subtle surprise.
   • Huh! I'm sure I locked it when I left.
3. Used to reinforce a question.
   • Where were you last night? Huh?
4. (slang) Used either to belittle the issuer of a statement/question, or sarcastically to indicate utter agreement, and that the statement being responded to is an extreme understatement. The intonation is changed to distinguish between the two meanings - implied dullness for belittlement, and feigned surprise for utter agreement.
   • (belittlement) A: "We should go to an amusement park; it would be fun." B: "Huh."
5. (informal) Used to indicate that one did not hear what was said.
   • Huh? Could you speak up?

   Synonyms:

   come again, pardon, what

6. (informal) Used to create a tag question.
   • It's getting kind of late, huh?

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