# A definition for the term "Meh"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-definition-for-the-term-meh/219580>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 17, 2003, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-definition-for-the-term-meh/219580 "2003-12-17T18:37:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Trigonal\_Planar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@Trigonal\_Planar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trigonal_Planar)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-definition-for-the-term-meh/219580/21 "2003-12-18T09:01:34Z")

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Here’s how it works for me:

“Meh” - not worthy of further thought.

“Feh” - mild disgust.

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**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-definition-for-the-term-meh/219580/22 "2003-12-18T13:55:39Z")

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I’m partial to “Feh.” It sounds so dismissive. Feh.

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**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-definition-for-the-term-meh/219580/23 "2003-12-18T14:18:07Z")

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mmmonttooo…

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**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-definition-for-the-term-meh/219580/24 "2003-12-18T15:05:57Z")

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I use “feh” to express contempt.

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**Author:** ![smam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/46a35a/32.png) [@smam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smam)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-definition-for-the-term-meh/219580/25 "2003-12-18T15:10:12Z")

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Meh I use to describe something that puts me neither up nor down. Basically If you don’t care about something it’s “meh” and if someone shows you something and you think it’s lacklustre, completely run-of-the-mill or worse, then that also gets a “meh”

Didn’t Seinfeld say it often enough?

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**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-definition-for-the-term-meh/219580/26 "2003-12-18T16:21:51Z")

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“Meh” would be a physical shrug.

“Feh” would be that gesture where you hold up your hands then limply fling them forward and downward saying “AaaaaaRAAAGH!” in a Jerry Stiller-ish manner.

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**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-definition-for-the-term-meh/219580/27 "2003-12-18T16:31:13Z")

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not worth a “Bah”

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**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-definition-for-the-term-meh/219580/28 "2003-12-18T19:17:03Z")

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I’d say it ranks somewhere between a “Huh” and a “Pfft”.

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**Author:** ![Elret](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Elret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elret)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-definition-for-the-term-meh/219580/29 "2003-12-18T19:21:30Z")

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How does your friend use it, anyway?

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