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characternounadjectivenumeralproper nounadverbadjectivecommon in dialogue

  • //eɪtʃ//
  • //heɪtʃ//
  • //(h)ɛ(j)tʃ//

The eighth letter of the English alphabet, called aitch and written in the Latin script.

character

  1. 1

    The eighth letter of the English alphabet, called aitch and written in the Latin script.

    On several occasions, indeed, he did learn E, F, G, H, but by the time he knew them, it was always discovered that he had forgotten A, B, C, and D.

Etymology

From Latin H, from Ancient Greek Η (Ē).

noun

  1. 1

    A grade of pencil with lead that makes darker marks than a pencil of grade 2H; a pencil with hard lead.

  2. 2

    A grade of pencil with lead that makes darker marks than a pencil of grade 2H; a pencil with hard lead. A pencil of grade H.

  3. 3

    Variant of hitsAbbreviation of hits.

  4. 4

    Variant of heroinslangAbbreviation of heroin.

    “Anyway, when he came out of Patsy's room, I grabbed him by the arm and said, ‘Gee whiz, doc, haven't you got a couple of pills for me—even demerol?’ ” / Willie broke off to explain. “That's a synthetic. We call them demmies. If you can't buy H or M, why, demmies will do the trick.”

    Then I got some H / From my old Uncle Pete / Now I'm startin' to feel / Like I might've ODed

  5. 5

    Variant of half-yearAbbreviation of half-year.

    We expect the amendment to enter into force in H2 2013.

  6. 6

    Variant of handicapAbbreviation of handicap.

    EOE M/F/V/H

  7. 7

    Variant of HinduAbbreviation of Hindu; mostly used by Indian Muslim netizens primarily towards Hindutva supporters.

adjective

  1. 1

    Variant of hardAbbreviation of hard, in reference to a grade of pencil lead.

  2. 2

    Variant of highAbbreviation of high, in reference to a dialect's social status.

    An H variety usually enjoys official approval and cultural prestige.

  3. 3

    Variant of hingedAbbreviation of hinged.

  4. 4

    Variant of horrifichistoricalAbbreviation of horrific, a former film classification.

numeral

  1. 1

    The eighth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called aitch and written in the Latin script.

proper noun

  1. 1

    A hypothetical source proposed to underlie the Holiness Code and to have influenced various other parts of the Torah.

    H is priestly, evincing concern for cultic sacrifices, cultic observances, the behavior of priests, and ethical matters. H is not P, however, as it has unique vocabulary and contradicts several aspects of Priestly theology, such as the status of the Israelites, the importance of "the land," and whether YHWH or the Israelites own the land.

adverb

  1. 1

    Synonym of AH: in the year of the Hegira, used to mark dates employing the Islamic calendar.

Etymology

Calque of Arabic هـ (h-)

adjective

  1. 1

    Pornographic in a way characteristic of hentai.

    H scene

    I am going to Berkeley, CA and I was wondering if there were any nearby places to go to get good nasty H stuff. And do you have any recommendations?

    This artwork predicates a very H SCENE immediately following this capture.

    Who needs Yotsubato for easy JP reading material when you have raw untranslated H doujinshi / You can jack off AND feel like you've accomplished something

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese H, alternative form of エッチ (etchi), in turn from English H as an abbreviation of Japanese 変態 (hentai, “pervert”). A doublet of ecchi (“erotic, lascivious”) and hentai (“pornographic anime, manga, etc.”).

Forms

plural
Hs, H's
comparative
more H
superlative
most H
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

Rank among the words of the OpenSubtitles 2018 corpus — film and television subtitles, so spoken rather than written usage (CC BY-SA 3.0).