# meh

> English word · Adjective · IPA /mɛ/ · frequency rank #17,184

## Definitions
1. Mediocre; lackluster; unexceptional; uninspiring.
2. Apathetic; unenthusiastic.

## Etymology
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.

## Easily confused with
- **my** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meh-vs-my)
- **Mr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meh-vs-mr)
- **MS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meh-vs-ms)
- **MM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meh-vs-mm)
- **MO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meh-vs-mo)
- **mi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meh-vs-mi)
- **MP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meh-vs-mp)
- **MT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meh-vs-mt)
- **MG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meh-vs-mg)
- **ML** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meh-vs-ml)
- **MN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meh-vs-mn)
- **mu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meh-vs-mu)
- **MK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meh-vs-mk)
- **MW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meh-vs-mw)
- **MV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meh-vs-mv)
- **MJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meh-vs-mj)
- **Mx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meh-vs-mx)
- **MH** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meh-vs-mh)
- **men** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meh-vs-men)
- **mom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meh-vs-mom)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/meh