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Meh?
I guess this belongs here, as language is part of culture.
When did "meh" become a word?
All the online dictionaries have it, yet it's not in my 2002 Mirriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (11th Edition) nor my hardcover Oxford-English Dictionary (date unknown). "Eh" is there (sometimes pronounced 'heh' or 'neh') - used to express inquiry or query confirmation (with ?), but no 'meh.'
I grew up using 'eh' as a way of expressing uncertainty:
Q: What you wanna do? A: Eh... I don't know.
Similar to 'uh' - used as a filler while you're thinking. (Not in dictionary)
Pretty much the way 'meh' is used today.
First time I saw it was online about a year or two ago, and I just thought the user was clueless, misspelling and bastardizing 'eh.' But since then it has become pretty universal (due to Internet use groups, no doubt).
The online Urban dictionary has it first showing up in 2002.
Wikipedia claims it originated on a fan discussion board of Melrose Place, in 1992. It was popularized on a 1994 episode of The Simpsons, and was further reinforced in a 2001 episode.
I guess it's a neologism we're stuck with now, and I just gotta get used to it.
When did "meh" become a word?
All the online dictionaries have it, yet it's not in my 2002 Mirriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (11th Edition) nor my hardcover Oxford-English Dictionary (date unknown). "Eh" is there (sometimes pronounced 'heh' or 'neh') - used to express inquiry or query confirmation (with ?), but no 'meh.'
I grew up using 'eh' as a way of expressing uncertainty:
Q: What you wanna do? A: Eh... I don't know.
Similar to 'uh' - used as a filler while you're thinking. (Not in dictionary)
Pretty much the way 'meh' is used today.
First time I saw it was online about a year or two ago, and I just thought the user was clueless, misspelling and bastardizing 'eh.' But since then it has become pretty universal (due to Internet use groups, no doubt).
The online Urban dictionary has it first showing up in 2002.
Wikipedia claims it originated on a fan discussion board of Melrose Place, in 1992. It was popularized on a 1994 episode of The Simpsons, and was further reinforced in a 2001 episode.
I guess it's a neologism we're stuck with now, and I just gotta get used to it.
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**scratches head then drags knuckles on ground and walks away**
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