Meh - Added to the English Language Dictionary

[DanielBowden1975]

The meh thing online is out of control.

[mjismypeterpan]

Meh @ this video

[karen175]

meh.

[mickieg1994]

pls kill yourself

[xxxxSnowman]

It's ironic how "meh," relates to this video.

That's what I said. Meh. Meh...

[madmastermonkeymic]

funny. meh is how i feel about this video. i mean it's not that interesting. lol.

[Infinitygirl28]

hahaha i love how you complain about english grammar and vocubulary. but i'm a french-speaker and i swear that my native language is WAY more difficult than yours.

[Infinitygirl28]

They add words in the dictionary that are frequantly used. even if meh is basically a sound, it can be added in the dictionary. After all, words themselves aren't based on sounds?

[lefoulamort]

Meh! Tell you what's funny.. If Elmo hits puberty he'll sound exactly like you...

[Jubjubjubers]

Win.

[meisme4eva]

omg, ur face.

[CPLains]

I think the "official dictionary" is the passing fad. They're trying to roll with the times to keep themselves alive and relevant. There are already available too many competing dictionaries, and types of them. And Google translator uses, afaik, algorithms based on cross-comparisons with chunks of translations instead of word-definitions; wikipedia is a "democratic" collective of people arguing and debating about deep meaning of terms; urban-dictionary etc. fills in the gaps. Better things ahead

[Asdfwsfg1]

yeah meh is not by any means new its been around for like more then 30 some years at least in cali.

[DVDvideoproductions]

guys did u no that the word "d'oh" (homer's phrase) is in teh dictionary too? lol

[WrEkBeAsT]

@DVDvideoproductions lol u serious?

[DVDvideoproductions]

@WrEkBeAsT

yeh lol

[WrEkBeAsT]

@DVDvideoproductions hahaa

[rwqueen1]

OMFG RLY!?!?!? THATS MY CATCHPHRASE!!!!! :D

[emmy1870]

my friend says this all the time, im like what the hell? i always thot it was just a ah or woah, somethin like dat.

[Dr8co1]

i meh this video.....

[bhelcute21]

hahaha..MEH!!! =P it's cool!!!

[snipermagoo]

Meh: the sound made by sheep.

[cavemenruletheworld]

My friends and I use it all the time (we're in the USA). I'm not sure it should be added to the dictionary, at least not yet.

[Arenal0]

...So even though we add a new word (Which, where i am seems to happen all the fucking time and its fucking irritating and i'm trying my very best not to succumb to the use of those words) to the spoken language, it has to go through years and years of usage before even considered into the written and then go through a series of councils before accepted

[Arenal0]

Here in Norway we kinda have two different languages in a sense... the first being the written and the second being the spoken. Now, no one here in Norway speaks the written language, we all speak some form of the spoken language. BUT the language that is in the dictionary is solely the written language....

[homer30]

i would love if we go back to Shakespearean form of speaking. fuck meh

[homer30]

Meh, sounds like a goat mehhhhhhh

[joshua777y]

it is very common in austrialia i use it all the time

[mh605]

I never heard of "meh" before about 6 months ago. (I thought it meant the same as "ish" or "yuck." I guess not.) Now I seem to hear it everywhere.

Should it be in the dictionary? I don't know. Personally, I'd wait a while to put it in.

[JimboVids]

I agree.....too many words already that mean the same thing.

[PrinceBishop3]

Its not the job of dictionary compilers to judge the styistic value of a word or whether its a fad. If its been recorded in a medium (Simpsons) and is used/undestood by a sizable amount of English speakers, in it goes! English survives because we allow it to evolve. Unlike the French.

[MarxoAbraxoSatanist]

the next one will be "teh". It's so close to meh and it is used all over teh interweb and people are starting to use it purposefully, with a conscious attempt to refer to teh written usage of teh word.

[pastry1225]

I honestly think this word deserves to be added. Its not just a guttural phrase, like "ah" when you get hurt, its something you decide to say. And If you choose to use it over a more lengthy explanation, that's your choice. I firmly believe it should be added.

[DrummerInTheHead]

whats next? pfft? xD

[ZombieNoises]

meh.

[lambtime]

you know what I think? meh.

[DoAJackel]

meh

[Gymnastics616]

It is used mostly by younger generations

[rightonpard]

I would describe "meh" as a sound rather than a word.

[JellysArePeopleToo]

i guess it's like an onomatopoeia then

[Gummmmy]

I use it all the time haha

[Gymnastics616]

meh sometimes

[Truthiness231]

Why words are added much faster to the dictionary today than in decades (and centuries) past: the internet.

Information once spread at a painfully slow rate, moving from culture to culture as members of the cultures blended over generations. Anymore, information is passed on around the world in seconds. It's that simple. End of story ^.^

[ximilixaca]

but i use meh so muuuch lol, thank GOD

[jimmyhoffasbrother]

well i would say meh should be added if they also add other short words that people occasionally sprinkle across their speaking. like er, um, uh, things like that. i'm not sure whether or not those are in the dictionary but if they are, then i think meh deserves it just as much as them. if not, meh should not be counted as special in any way.

[noctus]

I agree with you man.  Meh is lame.

[ROLtheWolf]

you might find this show interesting to your debate

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[Ledman41]

Excellent reference.

[hauntingthegrave]

lol he looks like nathan explosion!!

[marelesef]

He totally does!!!!

[nayyomii]

nah! i dont think we should add meh!

i think it just means meh! perhaps (maybe)

no more than if someone utters em! or eh! or um!

SO NO WE DO NOT ADD IT NOR SHOULD WE BE ADDING A NEW MEANING TO WORDS LIKE PANTS now that really is pants!!!

[bomiahn]

I come from Ireland.I say 'meh' A LOT!!!

eg my aunt asked me the other day 'did you enjoy the party?' I look at her and reply apathetically 'meh...'

It drives her mad!!!!

[goobernutz]

dude looks like he's wearing a black hoodie. weird effect.

[Kramllegdub]

only one appropriate response to this question  have we gone to far? meh!

[Dudekahedron]

its pretty common here in Ontario, Canada

[3yE]

Meh.

All finns i know (dozens of) use the word "meh".

[wantaBsniper]

I think all words that are used often by a large percentage of the English speaking population should be defined in the dictionary.

[wantaBsniper]

Meh, I think it will pass eventually but for the time being it is moderately common in some places.

[krystleruano1125]

i thought u had a hood on your head without wearing a jacket, then i noticed u had hair longer and shiny-er than mine!

[muveehfp]

Goodness! How dare they claim it started in the US!! I've been using "meh" for all my life? And it's definitely well-established - in Singapore and possibly Malaysia! It's used differently, usually at the end of a question, just so not to leave the question hanging - e.g. This word originated from the US meh?

And this word came from the Chinese language (and likely chinese dialects) with a similar purpose - "ma1 吗".

Man...not everything is American k?

[SubstituteSoulReaper]

Meh.

lol, I do not think all 'slang' words should be added. It would be a waste.

[acid4444]

if they can add "bling" to the dictionary, they can add "meh"

[parhi3m]

stin psolara mou

[givinup]

(continued)....it is a vocalisation of indifference. it is the varied and expansive nature of english which makes it the greatest language in the world, it would be stupid to place restrictions on lexical development like the french have as it hinders the growth and organic quality of a language. this guy needs to stop spouting banal uninformed observations and actually know about what he is arguing about.

[givinup]

this guy does not know what he is talking about. it used to take a long time for a word to become established because people did not move around geographically as much and communication was not as readily available and as varied. now that you can contact someone the other side of the world within seconds, be it real-time text chat or vocally, words spread much quicker. also 'meh' does carry lexical meaning...

[kapper98]

omg...meh,,,som1 was saying tat to me in a chat site,,i didnt no wot the frig it ment....meh tat kinda dumb

[nerdflanders8710]

its pretty unanimous that this guy is a cock loaf.

add that to the dictionary

[famzoo2417]

dude cut your hair

[anedgomar]

this guy is gay

[clarkmt]

I never say it just type it.

[Jaykmorgan]

Meh, people at my school have been saying this since 05, i go to school in England, it we got it from Schneeblayy off of school of rock, then Schnee, then it change to schmeh, and now meh, and what is the simpsons ? we havent heard of it over here ! oh and get over it, go cut your hair ! :)

[sp33dnz]

lol fail this word's been around for agessss

[supadox]

"pfft" is next imo. And tbh I think it is a good think when a common word is added to the deictionary, even if it originated from slang.. it just proves that our language continues to evolve.

[OhCurt]

I thought it was cool when D'oh! was added but this is even cooler. Kinda sad we infected Canada and England, but we've given them worse conditions.

Next we should add LULZ and ZOMG to the dictionary.

I created the word 'excrusion' on Urban Dictionary.

...yeah... I'm THAT cool...

*cough*

[normank27]

crunk is also in it, and the whole ebonics is crazy. Also I subscribed today and enjoy watching your videos and will be checking them all out.

[kirby4d]

It's slang, they don't need to know it and English is all about having 50 million ways to express yourself.

[kirby4d]

People say it in real life and there's plenty of "noises" in the dictionary.

[kirby4d]

If you don't know what it means, GTFO the internets.

[Mayygun]

Bloody fucking hate that word. D:

[prettyposeur]

is "um" and "brb" in the dictionary too?

[ajdonabed]

....england... and now the united states.. meh

[tavin15]

Language is a living think, it changes.

And we should not try to put it into jail for that.

Arround the youth "meh" _very_ common.

PS:and what's about "Gna"?

[paisleyduck]

I have used "meh" a lot, but honestly I never really considered it a definable word. I think it is silly to put it in the dictionary.

[theloathlydaddy]

I see "meh" more and more, but it could be a passing fad, as you say. As for the Simpsons influence, I am Ned Flanders, or so I've been told, and my take on this is... meh :)