a throat-clearing sound; often read as əˈhem, sometimes as ˈāˌhem interjection
Etymology: imitative
— used especially to attract attention often as a humorously exaggerated warning to a minor social error or oversight
a throat-clearing sound; often read as əˈhem, sometimes as ˈāˌhem interjection
Etymology: imitative
— used especially to attract attention often as a humorously exaggerated warning to a minor social error or oversight
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012