hehe
See also: Appendix:Variations of "hehe"
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English hehe, from Old English he he.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɛhɛ/, /hihi/
Audio (US): (file)
Interjection
hehe (with as many "he"s as necessary to best delineate the length of laughter)
- An approximation to the sound of a mischievous giggle.
- And then his trousers fell down, hehe.
Translations
sound of a giggle
See also
Chinese
Etymology
Reduplication of English he (“third-person singular masculine pronoun”), indicating the involvement of two males.
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hi1 hi1
- Yale: hī hī
- Cantonese Pinyin: hi1 hi1
- Guangdong Romanization: hi1 hi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /hiː⁵⁵ hiː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Adjective
hehe
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, slang) gay [since 2010s]
Synonyms
Noun
hehe
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, slang) gay; male homosexual [since 2010s]
Verb
hehe
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, slang, of males) to engage in homosexual activities [since 2010s]
Synonyms
- 搞基 (gaau2 gei1)
Coordinate terms
- sheshe (“lesbian”)
Further reading
- Hehe on The Encyclopedia of Virtual Communities in Hong Kong
Manchu
Romanization
hehe
- romanization of ᡥᡝᡥᡝ
Portuguese
Interjection
hehe
- hehe (sound of a giggle)
Rapa Nui
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *feke. Cognate with Maori wheke, Samoan fe'e, Hawaiian heʻe, Tongan feke.
Noun
hehe
Romanian
Interjection
hehe
- alternative form of hei
Swedish
Interjection
hehe