uh-uh
Dismissive verbal refusal
Uh-uh, pronounced with a falling tone, is an informal way of saying no.
Dismissive verbal refusal
Uh-uh, pronounced with a falling tone, is an informal way of saying no.
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Dismissive verbal refusal
Uh-uh, pronounced with a falling tone, is an informal way of saying no.
1. refusal — nope, Casual negative reply; nah (Casual negative reply); no (Opposite of yes); nay (Negative vote); negative · nix · decline · reject · refuse · deny · rebuff · veto · thumbs-down · turndown
2. interjection — mm-mm, Vocal approval of flavor; hmm (Sound of contemplation); eh (Tag seeking confirmation); meh (Indifference, vocalized); pfft · tsk · pssh
3. childish — no-no, Prohibited behavior or act; won't (Contraction showing refusal); can't (Lacking the ability); shan't (Will not, contracted); mine
affirmation vs. negationuh-uh ≠ uh-huh Informal vocal agreement; yes · yeah · yep · yup · mm-hmm
exclusion: exclude, excluded, rule out, banned, bans; refusals: no, decline, no thanks, refuse, nope; Informal Spellings: gonna, wanna, gotta, oughta, shoulda; corrections: correction, corrections, fix, fixing, rectification
uh-huh, uh
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/uh-uh