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January 01, 2009 07:53 PM

What does 'meh' mean?

I just don't understand? Maybe I am getting to old :)
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easyeboy easyeboy
 
 January 01, 2009 08:08 PM
It's an interjection that suggests indifference or boredom. It was first uttered in a 2001 episode of The Simpsons.

Watch this video for an explanation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm5gHEFPGxo

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January 01, 2009 08:43 PM
As a side note, Marina Orlova (the Etymologist/Philologist and host of the HotForWords video there) was just voted as one of the hottest geeks of 2008
http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/12/sexiest-geeks-o.html

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January 03, 2009 08:49 PM - Fact Refuted
She is not only the hottest Geek, she is the hottest subscription on Youtube!

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tracebooks tracebooks
 
January 01, 2009 08:05 PM
I just noticed this this year. It seems to be some kind of East Coast thing, meaning "so what" or "it doesn't really matter". I usually hear it in the context of "I was 'meh' about it." It's usually accompanied by what could be termed a "Gallic shrug":


It's from The Simpsons:


used in the greatest tv show of all time The Simpsons. in the episode Hungry, Hungry Homer, bart and lisa respond to a homer inquiry with "meh". mystery solved
Homer: Kids, how would you like to go... to Blockoland!
Bart & Lisa: Meh.
Homer: But the TV. gave the impression that--
Bart: We said "meh".
Lisa: M-E-H. Meh.

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January 01, 2009 08:09 PM - New Source
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clarusvisu... clarusvisu...
 
January 01, 2009 08:32 PM
Simple answers are the best sometimes:

It's a verbal shrug. Think of it that way and it'll all make sense.
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jeffhoard jeffhoard
 
January 01, 2009 08:44 PM
The word was recently added to the Oxford and Collins dictionary. And is defined as..

"an interjection expressing indifference or boredom"
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/17/meh/
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Strange-News/Meh-New-Word-In-Collins-Engli...


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srt4cab3 srt4cab3
 
January 02, 2009 10:47 PM
The first thing that came to my mind (I consider myself understanding what it means if someone says it to me): "Meh" means like "I don't / didn't care"

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boothbyd boothbyd
 
January 03, 2009 02:54 AM
I found a thread that basically says, "meh, I don't know." How's that for self-referential answer?

Anyways, for your amusement, see the link below. The last answer seems to be the best I've found.

It just seems to me that I've heard of this before 2001. But, I could be wrong.
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http://www.wordorigins.org/index.php/forums/viewthread/986/


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