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meh

UK/mɛ/

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Australia/me/

meh adjective: mediocre; lackluster; unexceptional; uninspiring.

Adjective

meh (comparative more meh, superlative most meh)

  1. Mediocre; lackluster; unexceptional; uninspiring.
    • They redeemed themselves with this show. The first song or two was meh, but they were on fire after that.2003, steve-o, “Jam On The River Mini-Review”, in rec.music.phish (Usenet)
    • The voice is excellent as always, but the overall effect was meh until the end, where he became a little bit awesome.2006, Suzanne D., “Recaps: Finals Week 8 Performances, 5/2/2006”, in alt.tv.american-idol (Usenet)
  2. Apathetic; unenthusiastic.
    • Both shows left me feeling, meh.2003, Dana, “10/18/03 Shows”, in alt.tv.trading-spaces (Usenet)
    • I’m a huge Clay fan, love Ruben’s voice, and have become quite a fan of Kelly’s, as well. Fantasia just leaves me feeling meh.2004, jennifer, “The FANtasia thing: I don’t get it…”, in alt.gossip.celebrities (Usenet)

Interjection (1)

  1. (slang) Expressing indifference or lack of enthusiasm.
    • “What do you want for dinner?” — “Meh. I’m not really hungry.”
    • “That film was awesome!” — “Meh. I’ve seen better.”
    Synonyms:
    pht, pshh, phht, pssh, pssht, psht, pshht, feh, pooh, pshaw

Noun

meh

  1. (informal) A judgement marked by indifference; lack of impression.

Particle

Malaysia/mɛ(ː)˦/

meh

  1. (Hong-Kong, Manglish, Singlish, interrogative) Final question particle expressing skepticism.
    • Really meh?
    • This one your one meh?

Interjection (2)

  1. (Hong-Kong, Manglish, Singlish) A bleating sound, as that of a sheep or goat.
    • 'Mehh,' they say to the ewes, and the ewes answer, ¶ 'Meeehh.' ¶ 'Mheh.' ¶ 'Meh-meh.'2017, Amanda Craig, The Lie of the Land, London: Little, Brown, →ISBN, page 318
    • Cookie was bouncing around stacks of brightly colored tires, mehhing happily, while Scal stood on one end of a teeter-totter like he was king of the world.2020, Heather Blake, A Witch to Remember, New York, N.Y.: Crooked Lane, →ISBN, page 139
    Synonyms:
    maa

Proper noun capitalized: Meh

Meh (plural Mehs)

  1. A surname.

meh meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali

meh in Hindi

मेह

meh in Tamil

மெஹ், மேஹ்

meh in Marathi

मेह

meh in Bengali

মেহ, মেহেহ
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meh in Telugu
మెహ్, మేహ్
meh in Malayalam
മെഹ്, മേഹ്
meh in Kannada
ಮೆಹ್, ಮೆಹ, ಮೇಹ್
meh in Punjabi
ਮੇਹ
meh in Gujarati
મેહ
meh in Odia
ମେହ, ମେହ୍, ମେହେ
meh in Nepali
मेह

Examples of meh in a sentence

  • Nothing that was supposed to be big and exciting came off as such and the rest was meh at best.2006, FunkyM, “Turned on RAW for the first time in forever last night…”, in rec.sport.pro.wrestling (Usenet):
  • I liked it but I wasn’t feeling it for some reason that day, again, I was feeling meh toward video games in general.2006, ettie...@hotmail.com, “Steve’s impressions on random Genesis games”, in rec.games.video.sega (Usenet):
  • Really meh?" He couldn't believe his own ears.2020, Yasser Khan, Property Agent Secrets: The Underground Playbook For Growing Your Property Agent Business in 2021 & Beyond, →ISBN, page...

Synonyms of meh

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Forms of meh

Adjective
comparativemore meh
superlativemost meh
Proper noun
pluralMehs

Origin of meh

Popularized by the American television show The Simpsons; first used on the show in the episode titled "Sideshow Bob Roberts" (1994). Possibly ultimately from Yiddish מע (me, “so-so”). First attested in 1928, with usage as an interjection dated to 1992.

From Cantonese 咩 (me¹, final particle used to make doubtful yes–no questions).

Onomatopoeic.

Words that rhyme with meh

Questions about meh

What does meh mean?
Meh means mediocre; lackluster; unexceptional; uninspiring.
What is meh in Hindi?
Meh in Hindi is मेह. See Meh meaning in Hindi.
How do you use meh in a sentence?
Nothing that was supposed to be big and exciting came off as such and the rest was meh at best.
What part of speech is meh?
Meh can be an adjective, an interjection, a noun or a particle.
How do you pronounce meh?
Meh is pronounced /mɛ/ (UK).

Words near meh in the dictionary

  1. megstie
  2. Megumi
  3. MEGX
  4. Megxit
  5. Megyn
  6. meh
  7. Mehaffey
  8. Mehaffeys
  9. mehal
  10. Mehala
  11. mehalek

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Adapted from Wiktionary: meh (page history and authors); Meh (page history and authors); meh (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); meh (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); meh (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); meh (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); meh (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); meh (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); meh (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); meh (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); meh (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); meh (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); meh (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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