tee-hee

tee-hee
tee-hee [tē′hē′]
interj., n.
ME: echoic
(used to suggest the sound of) a titter or snicker
vi.
tee-heed, tee-heeing
to titter or snicker

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tee-hee also te·hee (tēʹhēʹ) n.
1. A sound made in imitation of a giggle or titter.
2. An instance of giggling or tittering.
intr.v. tee-·heed, tee-·hee·ing, tee-·hees
To giggle or titter.

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