whats the origin of the word 'meh'?

[U2Man]

 

[Sicy]

meh = why has U2Man started so many threads today?

 

[Dorian Gray]

I would guess that "meh" orginated as a lazy version of "maybe"

 

[Got Philk?]

meh, I don't know...

 

[Sicy]

'Meh' to me is another version of 'blah'.

 

[love_u2_adam]

i use blah and meh when i don't give what you're saying..or if you're pissing me off and i don't like you....or if im bored

it has many meanings.....and mmhhmm i hate when people do that mmhhmm I'm a rude little bugger

i'm getting angry i gotta breath

 

[Got Philk?]

to me, I say "meh" when I feel like, "whatever" or "no big deal."

 

[Bonos_Lemon]

to me its the sound that goes along with a shrug of the shoulders

 

[Edgette]

I first heard it on The Simpsons years ago.

 

[UberBeaver]

to me its the sound that goes along with a shrug of the shoulders

"meh, yeah, you know....whatever." That's the long form of "meh".

Other usage: "Not good, not bad, just sorta meh."

 

[Zoots]

I would guess that "meh" orginated as a lazy version of "maybe"

 

[indra]

There is a whole website devoted to "meh." Maybe the answer is there.

meh

 

[elevation2u]

 

[Lancemc]

meh is the written and/or spoken version of

 

[Westport]

It gets my vote as the most irritating /overused word (if you can call it that) to come along in ages.

 

[U2Man]

There is a whole website devoted to "meh." Maybe the answer is there.

meh

thanks. they don't seem to know either, though

 

[DaveC]

It's an onomatopoeia.

I think.

 

[Carek1230]

I thought Cartman used this word a lot on Southpark. "meh".....