"haugh" means: A low-lying meadow by the side of a river.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
haugh
(Scotland, Northern England, Ireland) A low-lying meadow by the side of a river.
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There must be summat in the Masterchef contract that says presenters need to gurn, grin and nod like an imbecile because Anna Haugh is doing it too and it’s put me reyt off her.
Despite acquiring just one player via the transfer portal, Florida basketball is a postseason winner thanks to Alex Condon's and Thomas Haugh's return.
Anna Haugh has absolute crazy eyes, I love her
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(Scotland, Northern England, Ireland) A low-lying meadow by the side of a river.
The position of the playfield is here identified as lying north of this open space between it and the burn, and occupying the haugh which extended west
"haugh" means: A low-lying meadow by the side of a river.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"haugh" means: A low-lying meadow by the side of a river.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
“There must be summat in the Masterchef contract that says presenters need to gurn, grin and nod like an imbecile because Anna Haugh is doing it too and it’s put me reyt off her.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Despite acquiring just one player via the transfer portal, Florida basketball is a postseason winner thanks to Alex Condon's and Thomas Haugh's return.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Anna Haugh has absolute crazy eyes, I love her”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(Scotland, Northumbria) A glen with steep, overhanging sides; a cleugh.
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