Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tee hee

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables: tee hee
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

The sound of a giggle.

intj

The sound of a stereotypically feminine giggle, used to mock women or emphasize the womanhood of a character in an imagined scenario.

verb

To utter tee hee; to make a high-pitched laugh; to titter.

Example Sentences

"She […] hath ſtiled him with an immortall penne, the bawewawe of ſchollars, the tutt of gentlemen, the tee-heegh of gentlewomen, the phy of citizens, the blurt of Courtiers, the poogh of good letters, the faph of good manners, and the whoop-hooe of good boyes in London ſtreetes."
"Tee hee! Isn't that naughty?"
">gets a rot pocket >SEE CHUDS IM A WOMYN NOW TEEHEE"
"That was more than could be said for those two bastards tee-heeing away over there by the bookshelves."

Etymology

From Middle English tehee, te he, ti he, alteration of hehe, from Old English he he (“hee hee”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: tehee, he he

Inflected Forms

teehee (alternative) tee-hee (alternative) tee hees (present, singular) tee heeing (participle, present) tee heed (participle, past) tee heed (past) tee hee'd (participle, past) tee hee'd (past)

Phrases

haw haw ho ho ho tee hee hee

Frequently Paired Words

haha haw haw heh hehe ho ho ho tee hee hee

Questions

What does tee hee mean?: The sound of a giggle.
Where does tee hee come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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