ahem en · INTJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Meanings
- (onomatopoeic) The sound of a quiet cough or of clearing one's throat.
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Demanding attention.
Ahem! Could we please get started?
Enter Nobody, and the Clowne. / Nobody. Ahem boy, Nobody is ſound yet for all his troubles.
[1606], No-body, and Some-body. […], [London]: […] [James Roberts] for Iohn Trundle […], signature D2, verso:
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Expresses disapproval or annoyance.
Ahem! In case you didn't notice, I did my share of the work, too.
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Indicates the speaker does not wish to be perceived as rude, often intimating an impolite meaning to a third party that the speaker is not addressing. ▸ Indicates subtle sarcasm, polite lying, or euphemism.
I really (ahem!) liked the chocolate broccoli surprise.
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Indicates the speaker does not wish to be perceived as rude, often intimating an impolite meaning to a third party that the speaker is not addressing. ▸ Indicates an unintentional or inappropriate pun.
The tone of Fat is casual and ahem, digestible, while also providing a succinct and significant overview of fatness and some of the issues most relevant to the burgeoning field of fat studies.
2020 December 15, Jenna M. Wilson, “Fat by Hanne Blank, Bloomsbury Academic, 2020”, in Fat Studies, volume 10, number 2, →DOI, pages 205–207:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ehem | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
tut tut (expression of disapproval) · hey (exclamation to get attention)
Translations (20)
fi kröhöm (exclamation or cough to get attention) · tl tikhim (onomatopoeia) · vi e hèm (onomatopoeia) · el γκουχ (onomatopoeia) · cs ehm (exclamation or cough to get attention) · fi öhöm (exclamation or cough to get attention) · cs ehm (onomatopoeia) · ja エヘン (exclamation or cough to get attention) · ja げほげほ (onomatopoeia) · ja ゴホン (onomatopoeia) · fi köh (exclamation to indicate sarcasm) · es ejem (exclamation or cough to get attention) · tl tikhim (exclamation or cough to get attention) · tl ehem (onomatopoeia) · ja コホン (onomatopoeia) · vi e hèm (exclamation or cough to get attention) · fi öhöm (exclamation of disapproval or annoyance) · el γκούχου (onomatopoeia) · fi kröhöm (onomatopoeia) · fi öhöm (exclamation to indicate sarcasm)