tehee
Coy little laugh
Tehee is a written representation of a light, suppressed laugh—a giggle or titter, often suggesting coyness, mischief, or embarrassment.
The spelling mimics the breathy, high-pitched sound of someone trying not to laugh openly: She covered her mouth and let out a tehee.
The word appears mostly in older literature or deliberately old-fashioned contexts.
Also spelled tee-hee.
Restrained nervous giggle
- snickerStifled, scornful laugh
- chuckleLow, suppressed laugh
- giggleSoft, silly vocalization
- sniggerStifled scornful laugh
chortle · laugh · coy · suppressed · muffled · nervous · bashful · demure
Cleverly deceptive
- impishPlayfully mischievous in manner
- naughtyMildly disobedient
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- prankPlayful trick on someone
mocking · smirk · wicked · secretive · knowing · conspiratorial · devilish · roguish
Of the Middle Ages
- ye oldeFake archaic phrase
- courtlyRefined and dignified
- Middle EnglishLanguage between 1100-1500
- quaintAttractively unfamiliar, outdated
Chaucer · antiquated · literary · poetic · romantic · troubadour · damsel · knight
titter
Restrained nervous giggle
snigger · chortle · laugh · coy · suppressed · muffled · nervous · bashful · demure · stifled
sly
Cleverly deceptive
prank · mocking · smirk · wicked · secretive · knowing · conspiratorial · devilish · roguish · scheming
medieval
Of the Middle Ages
- ye oldeFake archaic phrase
- courtlyRefined and dignified
- Middle EnglishLanguage between 1100-1500
Chaucer · quaint · antiquated · literary · poetic · romantic · troubadour · damsel · knight · bawdy