ahem

/ษ™หˆhษ›m/

IPA: /AA1 HH AH0 M/

noun
  1. 1

    A use of the interjection, ahem.

interjection
  1. 1

    The sound of a quiet cough or of clearing one's throat

  2. 2

    An exclamation or cough to get attention

    โ€œAhem! Could we please get started?โ€

  3. 3

    An exclamation of disapproval or annoyance

    โ€œAhem! In case you didn't notice, I did my share, too.โ€

  4. 4

    An exclamation to indicate sarcasm

    โ€œI really (ahem!) liked the chocolate broccoli surprise.โ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ahem