meh

1 of 2

interjection

used to express indifference or mild disappointment

meh

2 of 2

adjective

1
: not impressive : so-so
a meh documentary
2
: apathetic, indifferent
the movie left me feeling meh

Examples of meh in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Interjection
These plotlines individually were good, meh, or bleh. Darren Franich, EW.com, 5 July 2022 When Family Music Forward first said this is wrong, Billboard, Rolling Stone and NPR were like, meh. Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 11 Mar. 2021 First of all, COVID-19 cases are blossoming in the United Kingdom; second, the song is, well, meh. Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2020
Adjective
Season 1 was a gradual unfolding of a trippy new world (including the marvelously meh Medium Place), with surprises tucked around every corner (silent monk Jianyu is actually a Jacksonville deejay bro?). Ew Staff, EW.com, 8 Jan. 2024 Sony’s Anyone But You, based on Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, has become a box office darling and could reach $85 million to $100 million domestically against a $25 million budget, despite mediocre reviews and an equally meh B+ CinemaScore. Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2024 The best thing about Nyad, which opens limited today before streaming on Netflix, is how the biopic paints its subject as an insufferable egomaniac, though the film’s slightly meh festival reception indicates a tough swim ahead for the woman once heralded as a potential frontrunner. Vulture, 20 Oct. 2023 Worse, the season premiere of lead-in Name that Tune barely got one million viewers and had a demo rating half of its already meh numbers from January. Vulture, 21 Sep. 2023 Still feeling meh? Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 25 Nov. 2022 The scent is stronger than the flavor, which is meh. Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 28 Jan. 2023 Because, after 20 years of meh performance I’m finally getting rid of them. Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 10 Nov. 2022 The Norwegian website is meh, serving as more of an ad for the cruise line. Marc Bona, cleveland, 31 Aug. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

Interjection

1992, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

2003, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of meh was in 1992

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Cite this Entry

“Meh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meh. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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