eh
//eɪ//
informalForms
- present (v1)
- eh
- past (v2)
- ehed
- past participle (v3)
- ehed
- present participle
- ehing
- 3rd person singular
- ehs
Definitions
1.To use the interjection eh.
1.Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.(informal)
- These hot dogs are pretty good, eh?
2.In isolation, a request for repetition or clarification of what has just been said.
3.In isolation, expressing surprise or confusion.
4.An interjection used to ascertain the continued attention of someone addressed by the speaker.
- I went to the restaurant, eh, but my friends didn't show up.
1.Of mediocre quality; unremarkable.(informal)
- My French fries were eh.
1.Used to negate the following verb; (am/are/is/do/does) not.
- And she: "Ay man, watch you one foot ass. Wen I want a man, I want a good man. Me eh want man like you."
1.Alternative form of leh.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #5033
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
Natural exclamation; first recorded mid-16th century. Perhaps an unstressed variant of aye (“yes, yeah”).
The Philippine sense is possibly influenced by Tagalog e and/or Spanish eh.