MEHとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

Popularized by the American television show The Simpsons; first used on the show in the episode titled "Sideshow Bob Roberts" (1994). Possibly ultimately from Yiddish מע (me, “so-so”). First attested in 1928, with usage as an interjection dated to 1992.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA: /mɛ/
• (General Australian) IPA: /me/
• 韻: -ɛ

形容詞

meh (comparative more meh, superlative most meh)

1. Mediocre; lackluster; unexceptional; uninspiring.
   • 2003, steve-o, “Jam On The River Mini-Review”, in rec.music.phish‎ (Usenet):

     They redeemed themselves with this show. The first song or two was meh, but they were on fire after that.

   • 2006, Suzanne D., “Recaps: Finals Week 8 Performances, 5/2/2006”, in alt.tv.american-idol‎ (Usenet):

     The voice is excellent as always, but the overall effect was meh until the end, where he became a little bit awesome.

   • 2006, FunkyM, “Turned on RAW for the first time in forever last night…”, in rec.sport.pro.wrestling‎ (Usenet):

     Nothing that was supposed to be big and exciting came off as such and the rest was meh at best.

2. Apathetic; unenthusiastic.
   • 2003, Dana, “10/18/03 Shows”, in alt.tv.trading-spaces‎ (Usenet):

     Both shows left me feeling, meh.

   • 2004, jennifer, “The FANtasia thing: I don’t get it…”, in alt.gossip.celebrities‎ (Usenet):

     I’m a huge Clay fan, love Ruben’s voice, and have become quite a fan of Kelly’s, as well. Fantasia just leaves me feeling meh.

   • 2006, ettie...@hotmail.com, “Steve’s impressions on random Genesis games”, in rec.games.video.sega‎ (Usenet):

     I liked it but I wasn’t feeling it for some reason that day, again, I was feeling meh toward video games in general.

間投詞

meh

1. (slang) Expressing indifference or lack of enthusiasm.

   “What do you want for dinner?” — “Meh. I’m not really hungry.”

   “That film was awesome!” — “Meh. I’ve seen better.”

   • 1995 March 19, “Lisa's Wedding”, in The Simpsons:

     Marge: [weaving on a loom] “Hi Bart, I’m weaving on a loom!”
     Bart: “Meh”.

   • 2014 September 7, Natalie Angier, “The Moon comes around again [print version: Revisiting a moon that still has secrets to reveal: Supermoon revives interest in its violent origins and hidden face, International New York Times, 10 September 2014, p. 8]”, in The New York Times‎:

     Scientists say that while the public may think of the moon as a problem solved and a bit retro – the place astronauts visited a half-dozen times way back before Watergate and then abandoned with a giant "meh" from mankind – in fact, lunar studies is a vibrant enterprise that is yielding a wealth of surprises.

同意語

• pht, pshh, phht, pssh, pssht, psht, pshht, feh, pooh, pshaw, pish, bah, poh

名詞

meh

1. (informal) A judgement marked by indifference; lack of impression.

語源 2

From Cantonese 咩 (me, final particle used to make doubtful yes–no questions).

発音

• (Singapore, Malaysia) IPA: /mɛ(ː)˦/, /mɛ(ː)˦˨/

不変化詞

meh (Manglish, Singlish)

1. (interrogative) Final question particle expressing skepticism.

   Really meh? ― Really? I don’t think so.

   This one your one meh? ― Is this really yours?

   • 2010 August 22, Fiona Chan, The Sunday Times, Singapore, page 13:

     You got send [e-mail] meh? I never receive leh.

   • 2013 October 7, Tee Hun Ching, The Sunday Times, Singapore, page 12:

     “Nice meh?” I would think sourly.

   • 2020, Yasser Khan, Property Agent Secrets: The Underground Playbook For Growing Your Property Agent Business in 2021 & Beyond‎, →ISBN, page 123:

     "Huh? At this hour? Really meh?" He couldn't believe his own ears.

   • 2024 March 28, Benjamin Tan, “In Their Own Skin: Portraits of Eczema in Singapore”, in ricemedia.co‎, archived from the original on 26 November 2024:

     Not pain, meh. When you have eczema and do tattoos?

参考

語源 3

Onomatopoeic.

間投詞

meh

1. A bleating sound, as that of a sheep or goat.

   Synonym: maa

   • 2017, Amanda Craig, The Lie of the Land, London: Little, Brown, →ISBN, page 318:

     'Mehh,' they say to the ewes, and the ewes answer, ¶ 'Meeehh.' ¶ 'Mheh.' ¶ 'Meh-meh.'

   • 2020, Heather Blake, A Witch to Remember, New York, N.Y.: Crooked Lane, →ISBN, page 139:

     Cookie was bouncing around stacks of brightly colored tires, mehhing happily, while Scal stood on one end of a teeter-totter like he was king of the world.

参照

Further reading

• Lim, L. (November 2007), “Mergers and acquisitions: On the ages and origins of Singapore English particles”, in World Englishes, volume 26, number 4, →ISSN, pages 446-473
• Leimgruber, J. (October 2015), “Bah in Singapore English”, in World Englishes‎, volume 35, number 1, →DOI, →ISSN
• Lim, L. (2004), Singapore English: A grammatical description‎, John Benjamins Publishing, →ISBN, page 121

アナグラム

• 'hem, hem-, hem, Hem, ehm