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	MEH: My new favorite word

reneeg

4-13-2007 11:06 AM

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reneeg says:

I've used "meh" since teenhood (a long, long...long time ago), and it's so nice to see it get the attention it deserves as a versatile, comprehensive language extender. Meh.

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4-13-2007 4:54 PM

padzilla

I was gonna pop this one, but... meh.

4-28-2007 6:31 PM

BigBadWolf

I prefer "Feh" but meh is cool too.

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<li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"><A title="mediocre" href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/wiki/mediocre">Mediocre</A>; <A title="lackluster" href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/wiki/lackluster">lackluster</A>; <A title="unexceptional" href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/wiki/unexceptional">unexceptional</A>; <A title="uninspiring" href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/wiki/uninspiring">uninspiring</A>.
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<li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"><B>2003:</B> steve-o, <I>Jam On The River Mini-Review</I> <A rel="nofollow" title="http://groups.google.com/group/rec.music.phish/browse_thread/thread/d3fe498689eb3d4f/44d89cbfe768dd0a?lnk=st&q=%22was+meh%22&rnum=122&hl=en#44d89cbfe768dd0a" class="external autonumber" href="http://groups.google.com/group/rec.music.phish/browse_thread/thread/d3fe498689eb3d4f/44d89cbfe768dd0a?lnk=st&q=%22was+meh%22&rnum=122&hl=en#44d89cbfe768dd0a">[1]</A> in rec.music.phish
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<DD>They redeemed themselves with this show. The first song or two was <B>meh</B>, but they were on fire after that.</DD>
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<li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"><B>2006:</B> Suzanne D., <I>Recaps: Finals Week 8 Performances, 5/2/2006</I> <A rel="nofollow" title="http://groups.google.com/group/alt.tv.american-idol/browse_thread/thread/d8921c76f3f9fa51/1375c5cbd027720d?lnk=st&q=%22was+meh%22&rnum=6&hl=en#1375c5cbd027720d" class="external autonumber" href="http://groups.google.com/group/alt.tv.american-idol/browse_thread/thread/d8921c76f3f9fa51/1375c5cbd027720d?lnk=st&q=%22was+meh%22&rnum=6&hl=en#1375c5cbd027720d">[2]</A> in alt.tv.american-idol
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<DD>The voice is excellent as always, but the overall effect was <B>meh</B> until the end, where he became a little bit awesome.</DD>
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<li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"><B>2006:</B> FunkyM, <I>Turned on RAW for the first time in forever last night…</I> <A rel="nofollow" title="http://groups.google.com/group/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/browse_thread/thread/45aeb89b4d6332d9/21a00974ffee427a?lnk=st&q=%22was+meh%22&rnum=4&hl=en#21a00974ffee427a" class="external autonumber" href="http://groups.google.com/group/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/browse_thread/thread/45aeb89b4d6332d9/21a00974ffee427a?lnk=st&q=%22was+meh%22&rnum=4&hl=en#21a00974ffee427a">[3]</A> in rec.sport.pro.wrestling
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<DD>Nothing that was supposed to be big and exciting came off as such and the rest was <B>meh</B> at best.</DD>
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<P>As an <STRONG>INTERJECTION</STRONG></p> <OL>
<li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"><SPAN class="ib-brac"></SPAN><SPAN class="ib-content"></SPAN><SPAN class="ib-brac"></SPAN> <A title="I don't know" href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/wiki/I_don%27t_know">I don’t know</A> (the verbal equivalent of a shrug of the shoulders).</LI>
<li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"><SPAN class="ib-brac"></SPAN><SPAN class="ib-content"></SPAN><SPAN class="ib-brac"></SPAN> I don’t care.
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<DD><I>“What do you want for dinner?” — “<B>Meh</B>. I’m not really hungry.”</I></DD>
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<li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"><SPAN class="ib-brac"></SPAN><SPAN class="ib-content"></SPAN><SPAN class="ib-brac"></SPAN> I don’t particularly like or dislike it.
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