hehe

See also: Hehe, hēhē, héhé, and hèhè

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hɛhɛ~hihi/
  • Audio (US)(file)

Interjection

hehe (with as many "he"s as necessary to best delineate the length of laughter)

  1. An approximation to the sound of a mischievous giggle.
    And then his trousers fell down, hehe.

Translations

See also

Chinese

Etymology

From the reduplication of English he, indicating the involvement of two males.

Pronunciation

Adjective

hehe

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, slang) gay [2010s]

Synonyms

Noun

hehe

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, slang) gay; male homosexual [2010s]

Verb

hehe

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, slang, of males) to engage in homosexual activities [2010s]

Synonyms

Coordinate terms
  • sheshe (“lesbian”)

Further reading

Manchu

Romanization

hehe

  1. Romanization of ᡥᡝᡥᡝ

Portuguese

Interjection

hehe

  1. hehe (sound of a giggle)

Romanian

Interjection

hehe

  1. Alternative form of hei

Swedish

Interjection

hehe

  1. hehe

See also
  • fniss (“a half-suppressed laugh”)
  • höhö (“huehue”)
  • tihi (“tee hee”)
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