# I got asked a question, start to say "huh?" and then answer it. **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 5, 2001, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-asked-a-question-start-to-say-huh-and-then-answer-it/91649 "2001-11-05T19:04:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2001, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-asked-a-question-start-to-say-huh-and-then-answer-it/91649/21 "2001-11-06T14:14:54Z")
HUH is one of the ugliest sounds people make. It is NOT a word; it’s a sound you make when you are trying to vomit. I will ignore anyone who says HUH? If they ask me to repeat the question, then I say “Oh, is that what you were looking for? I thought you were trying to puke all over me.” Most of the time, they do hear the question. They just want to make you repeat it. Absolutely disgusting. ---
**Author:** ![DMAAN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/278dde/32.png) [@DMAAN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMAAN)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2001, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-asked-a-question-start-to-say-huh-and-then-answer-it/91649/22 "2001-11-06T14:21:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lee \* > \*\*It probably means that you will die at the hands of your spouse. I know I want to strangle hubby when he huhs me and then answers. Learn to supress the huh and the world will be a better, happier, and safer place. \*\* My wife often will not answer me right away and she gives no cue (verbal or visual) that she has heard the question. I will then repeat myself a bit louder thinking she hadn’t heard me at all. The arguement starts as she interprets the raised tone as frustration and she answers “I heard you the first time, you don’t need to ask me twice.” I wish she said huh way more often. d [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-asked-a-question-start-to-say-huh-and-then-answer-it/91649.md?page=1)