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Heh vs Feh - What's the difference?

heh | feh |

As interjections the difference between heh and feh

is that heh is weak amusement, sometimes signaling boredom while feh is an expression of disgust or contempt.

heh

English

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • (onomatopoeia) Weak amusement, sometimes signaling boredom.
    • Friend 1:
    Friend 2: Heh.

    See also

    * he * ho * ha English palindromes

    feh

    English

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • An expression of disgust or contempt.
  • * Linda Glaser, Bridge to America: Based on a True Story (2005) p. 116:
    • Kvola made a face. "It’s worse than an outhouse." She covered her nose. "Uh!" "It is" "''Feh !''" We all agreed and covered our noses. But Ma wasn't interested in our complaints.
    ...
    It smelled like rotten food, stinking bodies, and stale air. ''Feh !
  • * Sidney Weissman, East Side Stories: Tales of Jewish Life in the Lower East Side of New York in the 1930’s (2000) p. 100:
    • "A gangster. Feh ! Disgusting” she said roughly grabbing Marty by the arm. "We go across the street."
  • * Barry B. Longyear, Enemy Mine (1980) p. 81:
    • "Look at it, how its pale skin blotches — and that evil-smelling thatch on top. Feh ! The smell!

    Usage notes

    Usually followed by an exclamation point.

    Anagrams

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