meh
/mɛ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adj
particle
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "They redeemed themselves with this show. The first song or two was meh, but they were on fire after that."
- "The voice is excellent as always, but the overall effect was meh until the end, where he became a little bit awesome."
- "Nothing that was supposed to be big and exciting came off as such and the rest was meh at best."
- "Both shows left me feeling, meh."
- "I’m a huge Clay fan, love Ruben’s voice, and have become quite a fan of Kelly’s, as well. Fantasia just leaves me feeling meh."
- "I liked it but I wasn’t feeling it for some reason that day, again, I was feeling meh toward video games in general."
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: 咩
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /mɛ/
- British English: /mɛ/