Talk:Meh

Hatnote
editprotected Please create a redirect to MEH. Korg (talk) 14:19, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks to Cryptic. Korg (talk) 14:31, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Simpsons
Maybe since The Simpsons made up this word, you should probably give them a mention in this article. The Stone Cutter (talk) 14:31, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
 * ???? It's mentioned. As a possible origin of the word. --Dweller (talk) 19:41, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

it's Yiddish, you dipwads... current 20something gen soo outta touch w/ the past... meh = 'regarded as a verbal equivalent of a shrug of the shoulders'. so what's new? 2602:304:CDAF:A3D0:3DA9:58C9:16FE:C34E (talk) 03:15, 22 September 2017 (UTC)

Article recreation
Sorry, should have posted this earlier.

I recreated this article, as I noted here, because I felt that the article I created passed WP:V and was more than a dictionary definition, which (presumably) the articles deleted at VfD did not. --Dweller (talk) 10:34, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
 * It sure looks like a dicdef to me (albeit a well-written one with references). I can't see any reason not to delete this per WP:CSD G4.  -- RoySmith (talk) 13:11, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I'd suggest that a speedy deletion would be inappropriate, as this case is covered by "provided the copy is substantially identical to the deleted version and that any changes in the recreated page do not address the reasons for which the material was deleted". It's not identical material and I have covered the reasons for deletion in the new version.
 * You're welcome, of course, to list a new AfD on it. However, with multiple non trivial references in RS, I'd argue strongly that it's a notable term and I strongly disagree that the article is "a dicdef to me (albeit a well-written one with references)". 90% of this article would not be found in any dictionary, even wiktionary. --Dweller (talk) 13:20, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Popularization Dates
The MTV Generation article states:


 * The phrase was featured on The Simpsons in the 1992 episode "Homer's Triple Bypass", with the characters Bart and Lisa referring to themselves as such, describing the MTV Generation as ones that "feel neither highs nor lows". When Homer asks what it's like, Lisa replies "meh".

I don't know about the accuracy of this statement, but if true it predates the referenced episodes in this article. Ileanadu (talk) 16:54, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

Dundee
"This, of course, is utter nonsense. Everyone knows that "meh" has been in common use in Dundee for generations, almost always accompanied by the word "peh"."

My Grandfather was from Dundee, and it's not funny. How long is this attempt at humour going to remain embedded in this page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.104.135.68 (talk) 23:11, 28 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Until August 2010, apparently. I'll remove it now. Either someone didn't get the joke, or got the joke and thought they'd have one of their own. TFOWR 22:35, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

John Hodgman
John Hodgman on 'Meh'. I would guess John Hodgman's twitter isn't a reliable enough source for anything (unless quoted in a RS), but I'll note this here for now anyway. -- Quiddity (talk) 19:22, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Alternative Origin
-It may have very well just come from "eh" with sounds very similar and serves the same purpose. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.206.164.182 (talk) 19:49, 15 February 2011 (UTC)


 * It serves the added purpose of emphasizing that the user absolutely must use the gayest word of the 21st century, because "muahhh" just wasn't gay enough. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.171.176.201 (talk) 21:04, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

Italian origin 'mah'?
Just for case (reading this review: http://reviews.cnet.com/digital-cameras/nikon-coolpix-a-black/4505-6501_7-35626828.html?tag=nl.e725&s_cid=e725&ttag=e725) I stepped in this word and was wondering what it would be mean. What the surprise by discovering that it seems to be just the glorious Italian 'mah' (wel, miswritten to fit the foolish English misuse of the phonemas) that I'm explaining all around the world by decades with it's sibling 'bah'! I don't like to bore anyone here and now explaining carefully (and without the necessary 'way of speaking it out') the so funny but also wise and deeper meaning of this expression, a distillate, better a CONDENSATE of centuries communication skills which resembles a (real!) balsamic vinagre 120 years old but, if someone wit good will, would like to go deeper in it and would believe, like me, that probably the Sympsons themselves resounded something funny heard during an Italian journey and enjoying the significance of these soooooo useful words which adds a bit of humor to a.. 'polite judgment'. — Preceding unsigned comment added by GianMarco Tavazzani (talk • contribs) 13:57, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

Meh is a corruption of the Italian expression "ma"; there is no need for an 'h' at the end in Italian. Ma has the same meaning and sentiment as meh.1.125.110.41 (talk) 02:16, 18 September 2018 (UTC)

Joyce's Ulysses use of 'Meh'
The word 'Meh' used in Jame Joyce's Ulysses (p 152 in Wordsworth Classics version, ISBN 9781840226355) is not the same as this word. Bloom's internal monologue used 'meh' merely to describe the sounds of the cattle he was considering. "... Moo. Poor trembling calves.  Meh.  Staggering Bob . . . ". Rmoore080 (talk) 16:04, 29 September 2013 (UTC)

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pronunciation?
How is it pronounced (if at all)?--345Kai (talk) 20:34, 23 June 2016 (UTC)


 * Pretty much just like it's spelled. Some examples from The Simpsons which helped popularize the term:
 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWwzOMFsQ8Y
 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRi8P0j-Wr4
 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjJYYaeFNmQ
 * Hope that helps. ~Amatulić (talk) 23:55, 23 June 2016 (UTC)


 * I was suggesting that someone add the pronunciation information to the article. --345Kai (talk) 22:01, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Done. ~Amatulić (talk) 20:26, 5 July 2016 (UTC)

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