English Explanatory Dictionary

meh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Mediocre; lackluster; unexceptional; uninspiring.
  2. Apathetic; unenthusiastic.
intj
  1. Expressing indifference or lack of enthusiasm.
noun
  1. A judgement marked by indifference; lack of impression.
particle
  1. Final question particle expressing skepticism.
intj
  1. A bleating sound, as that of a sheep or goat.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/mɛ/ en-us-meh.ogg /me/ en-au-meh.ogg /mɛ(ː)˦/ /mɛ(ː)˦˨/

Word forms

meh more meh most meh Mehs

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

mid middling pedestrian average comme ci comme ça crappy decent indifferent lackluster meh mediocre no great shakes nothing to write home about not worth writing home about okayish ordinary unexceptional uninspiring shitty so-so tolerable whatever halfhearted lackadaisical unmoved adiaphroistic apathetic apathistical blasé blithe deaf cool shiftless dispassionate dull enervated gallionic heartless impassive ineffervescible insouciant insensible jaded languid languorous Laodicean lethargic listless lotophagous lukewarm mopey nonchalant nonplussed otiose phlegmatic pococurante spiritless supine tepid torpid

Related words

what lah1–14 lor2–3 lor1 ah6 leh1–2 mah leh3–6 one1–3 hor1 know nia only sia hor2 ah1–3 hah1–3 ba2 leh7–11 ba1 liao already Gupta A. F. (1992) in volume 18 number 1 →DOI
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