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yes-huh

yes-huh adverb: used to assert a statement that has just been denied by another, especially where that denial took the form of "nuh-uh".

Adverb

yes-huh (not comparable)

  1. (emphatic, informal) Used to assert a statement that has just been denied by another, especially where that denial took the form of "nuh-uh".

Questions about yes-huh

What does yes-huh mean?
Yes-huh means used to assert a statement that has just been denied by another, especially where that denial took the form of "nuh-uh".
What part of speech is yes-huh?
Yes-huh is an adverb.

Words near yes-huh in the dictionary

  1. yes'm
  2. yes, and
  3. yes, Virginia
  4. yes-brainer
  5. yes-brainers
  6. yes-huh
  7. yes-man
  8. yes-men
  9. yes-no question
  10. yes-no questions
  11. yes-or-no question

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