te-hee

UK: /ˈtiːˈhiː/ US: (tē hē′)

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te-hee  (tē hē′), interj., n., v., -heed, -hee•ing. 
interj. 

1. (used as an exclamation or representation of laughter, as in expressing amusement or derision.)

n. 

2. a titter;
   snicker.

v.i. 

3. to titter;
   snicker.

• 1250–1300; Middle English (interj.); imitative

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te-hee / ˈtiːˈhiː/ interjection , noun , verb

1. a variant spelling of tee-hee

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tee-hee, te-hee / ˈtiːˈhiː/ interjection

1. an exclamation of laughter, esp when mocking

noun

1. a chuckle

verb ( -hees, -heeing, -heed)

1. (intransitive) to snigger or laugh, esp derisively

Etymology: 14th Century: of imitative origin