"Heh"

[Doreen Peri]

When I use "heh" on the internet, it means I'm chuckling or giggling... a little laugh... not as big as "lol" which means "laughing outloud."

But someone just told me on another site that they read "heh" as a condescending, ridiculing, holier-than-thou statement.

I was really surprised by this.

How do you read it when someone uses "heh"? Do you think they're laughing or do you think they are saying you're stupid or you're not as good as them or something?

Here's a link to "Urban Dictionary".... there are 4 pages of definitions. Looks like most of them say it's about laughing but there are some that say other things.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=heh

What does "heh" mean to you?

(I must stop using it, btw, since it has so many meanings, some of which I don't mean! lol ... and by THAT i do mean, I'm laughing outloud! )

[Lightning Rod]

thank you doreen
this is a perfect example of why emoticons are useless
(am I laughing WITH you or AT you?... )
see, you can't tell
the answer is exact and expressive language
it needs no emoticons

btw, out loud is two words

(heh)

[Doreen Peri]

usually at me.

but it doesn't bother me.

unless i'm naked.

[Lightning Rod]

I don't laugh at you when you are naked
I desire you
is there an emoticon for that?

heh

[Doreen Peri]

yes.

You haven't laughed at me in a long time.

heh

[Lightning Rod]

nor have I seen you naked

heh

send me some pics

[Doreen Peri]

that was the funny part. you missed the funny part.
my joke, you didn't get it, but you stole it. lol

[Lightning Rod]

I guess that's our problem, doreen

neither of us knows the

STRAIGHT line

from the

PUNCH line

heh

[Doreen Peri]

heh

[hester_prynne]

When I "heh" I'm usually laughing at myself....

heh
Hehster

[judih]

pics and emoticons aside,
the folks who use 'heh' to me are very cool - so 'heh' has always been a cool kind of exhale with positive overtones.

myself, i don't heh - i 'ahh' when something rings true. (what does the dictionary say about ahh?)