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Is it just me, or do “hehe”, “hehehe”, and “hehehehe” mean different things? (fedia.io)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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I’ve always considered that texting “hehe” is a light chuckle, a “heh heh” sound; “hehehe” is more of a giggle, whether coy or creepy; and any more “he”s than that delves into witchy cackling territory.

In contrast “haha”, “hahaha”, and “hahahaha”, all sound the same in my head, and the meaning only varies in intensity but is more context dependent.

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[–] 29 points 8 months ago

Hehe: innocent little chuckle

Hehehe: mischief

Hehehehe: devious plotting

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    [–] 19 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    heh - slight laugh
    hehe - mischieveous
    hehehe - genuine laugh
    hehehehe - Lois, this is Family Guy

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    • [–] 8 points 8 months ago

    tee hee :3

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    [–] 7 points 8 months ago

    Hehe in any form sounds like Michael Jackson in my head.

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    [–] 7 points 8 months ago

    Muahahaha!

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    [–] 5 points 8 months ago

    By number of 'hehs':

    1-2: situational ranging from genuine to sarcastic to 'funny but not haha funny'

    3-4: "got'Em"

    Hehehehehe: devious

    Anything past that is a chuckle on its way to laughing.

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    [–] 3 points 8 months ago (1 child)

     Best one, by far (that I never use): Ha!

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    • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    this should answer your question

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    [–] 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    I think that typing "hehe" (or any of its variations) is like saying "gasp" or "shudder" out loud. Gonna take what you have to say a lot less seriously after that.

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