mah
Chinese game prefix
Mah is an informal spelling of "my," representing casual or dialectal pronunciation: Mah baby, mah man.
It appears in written dialogue, social media, and memes to convey warmth, playfulness, or regional speech patterns.
In mahjong contexts, mah is short for mahjong itself: mah tiles, a game of mah.
mahjong
Flat covering pieces
- gameOrganized play or sport
- bambooTall woody grass
- dragonsMythical fire-breathing reptiles
- windsMoving air masses
chow · discard · wall · draw · suit · honor · scoring · Chinese
tiles
Flat covering pieces
winds · chow · discard · wall · draw · suit · honor · scoring · Chinese · Cantonese
interjection
Emotional outcry word class
- dismissalRemoval from position
- indifferenceLack of interest
- nahCasual negative reply
bah · meh · shrug · whatever · disinterest · apathy · casual · informal · Yiddish · expression
- mahjong parlorEstablishment for tile games
- mahjong tableGaming surface for Chinese tiles
- mahjong tileRectangular piece for matching game