What does SMH mean? ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™€๏ธ on Facebook, on Instagram, in Texting

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smh meaning

Have you ever been texting your friend, and suddenly they use the abbreviation SMH?

If you have never seen it before, itโ€™s very difficult to know what it means. Is it good, or is it bad? Is your friend disappointed in something, or are they excited about it?

Abbreviations like SMH are usually used in a short text, such as CNN today, SMH with very little context. This makes it hard for you to understand the meaning just by guessing.

SMH is an acronym

SMH meaning

SMH means SHAKING MY HEAD ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ

English uk flagShaking my head
Spanishspain flagsacudiendo la cabeza
Frenchfrance flagen secouant la tรชte
Italianitaly flagscuotendo la testa
Germangermany flagkopfschรผttelnd
Portugueseportugal flaga abanar a minha cabeรงa
Russianrussian flagะบะฐั‡ะฐัŽ ะณะพะปะพะฒะพะน
Chinesechina flagๆ‘‡ๅคด
Japanesejapan flag้ฆ–ใ‚’็ธฆใซๆŒฏใฃใฆ
Polishpoland flagpotrzฤ…sajฤ…c gล‚owฤ…

Unlike most abbreviations SMH is not used in place of the words, shaking my head.

smh meaning

Instead, it is used almost like an add on to a thought or idea, the way that stage directions are inserted between dialogue to let the actors know what they should be doing.

Most people do not actually say โ€œshaking my headโ€ in texts or while speaking, but SMH is commonly used among the younger generation.

Because texts lack the component of body language, phrases like SMH make up for that by showing the reader or listener what the speaker or writer actually means.

SMH means disappointment

dissapointment

While the motion of shaking your head may mean different things in different places, the American usage of SMH shows disappointment.

English uk flagThe motion of shaking your head may mean different things in different countries, the American usage of SMH shows disappointment.
Spanishspain flagEl movimiento de sacudir la cabeza puede significar cosas diferentes en distintos paรญses, el uso americano de SMH muestra decepciรณn.
Frenchfrance flagLe mouvement de secouer la tรชte peut signifier diffรฉrentes choses dans diffรฉrents pays, lโ€™usage amรฉricain de SMH montre la dรฉception.
Italianitaly flagIl movimento di scuotere la testa puรฒ significare cose diverse in paesi diversi, lโ€™uso americano di SMH mostra delusione.
Germangermany flagDie Bewegung des Kopfschรผttelns kann in verschiedenen Lรคndern unterschiedliche Dinge bedeuten, die amerikanische Verwendung von SMH zeigt Enttรคuschung.
Portugueseportugal flagO movimento de abanar a cabeรงa pode significar coisas diferentes em paรญses diferentes, o uso americano de SMH mostra desapontamento.
Russianrussian flagะ”ะฒะธะถะตะฝะธะต ะบะฐั‡ะฐะฝะธั ะณะพะปะพะฒะพะน ะผะพะถะตั‚ ะพะทะฝะฐั‡ะฐั‚ัŒ ั€ะฐะทะฝั‹ะต ะฒะตั‰ะธ ะฒ ั€ะฐะทะฝั‹ั… ัั‚ั€ะฐะฝะฐั…, ะฐะผะตั€ะธะบะฐะฝัะบะพะต ะธัะฟะพะปัŒะทะพะฒะฐะฝะธะต SMH ะฟะพะบะฐะทั‹ะฒะฐะตั‚ ั€ะฐะทะพั‡ะฐั€ะพะฒะฐะฝะธะต.
Chinesechina flagๆ‘‡ๅคด็š„ๅŠจไฝœๅœจไธๅŒ็š„ๅ›ฝๅฎถๅฏ่ƒฝๆœ‰ไธๅŒ็š„ๅซไน‰๏ผŒ็พŽๅ›ฝไบบ็”จSMH่กจ็คบๅคฑๆœ›ใ€‚
Japanesejapan flag้ ญใ‚’ๆŒฏใ‚‹ๅ‹•ใใฏๅ›ฝใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆๆ„ๅ‘ณใŒ้•ใ†ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใŒใ€ใ‚ขใƒกใƒชใ‚ซใงใฎSMHใฎไฝฟใ„ๆ–นใฏๅคฑๆœ›ๆ„Ÿใ‚’็คบใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
Polishpoland flagRuch potrzฤ…sania gล‚owฤ… moลผe oznaczaฤ‡ rรณลผne rzeczy w rรณลผnych krajach, amerykaล„skie uลผycie SMH pokazuje rozczarowanie.

Sometimes, this disappointment may be less serious and combined with a sense of amusement.

young people

The abbreviation SMH is usually used by young people in texts, but in some cases, it is also spoken out loud. If this happens, the speaker will say, โ€œS M Hโ€ and pronounce each of the letters separately.

Like many other abbreviations, including FTW, SMH is often used in a sentence alone with the subject of the phrase. Because it expresses a complete thought, it can also be used as a complete sentence.

SMH Examples

  • Did Alex really do that? SMH.
  • There are so many other things that he could have done with that money, and yet Tom chose to blow the money on some useless car. SMH.
  • I really should have known better. A coffee date, SMH.
English uk flagHe could have invested the money, and yet Tom chose to spend the money on a useless car. SMH.
Spanishspain flagPodrรญa haber invertido el dinero, y sin embargo Tom eligiรณ gastar el dinero en un coche inรบtil. SMH.
Frenchfrance flagIl aurait pu investir lโ€™argent, et pourtant Tom a choisi de dรฉpenser lโ€™argent pour une voiture inutile. SMH.
Italianitaly flagAvrebbe potuto investire i soldi, eppure Tom ha scelto di spendere i soldi per una macchina inutile. SMH.
Germangermany flagEr konnt das Geld investieren, und doch entschied sich Tom, das Geld fรผr ein nutzloses Auto auszugeben. SMH.
Portugueseportugal flagEle poderia ter investido o dinheiro, e no entanto Tom optou por gastar o dinheiro num carro inรบtil. SMH.
Russianrussian flagะžะฝ ะผะพะณ ะฑั‹ ะฒะปะพะถะธั‚ัŒ ะดะตะฝัŒะณะธ, ะฝะพ ะขะพะผ ั€ะตัˆะธะป ะฟะพั‚ั€ะฐั‚ะธั‚ัŒ ะธั… ะฝะฐ ะฑะตัะฟะพะปะตะทะฝัƒัŽ ะผะฐัˆะธะฝัƒ. SMH.
Chinesechina flagไป–ๆœฌๅฏไปฅๆŠŠ้’ฑๆŠ•่ต„๏ผŒ็„ถ่€Œๆฑคๅง†ๅด้€‰ๆ‹ฉๆŠŠ้’ฑ่Šฑๅœจไธ€่พ†ๆฒก็”จ็š„่ฝฆไธŠใ€‚SMHใ€‚
Japanesejapan flagๅฝผใฏใŠ้‡‘ใ‚’ๆŠ•่ณ‡ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚‚ใงใใŸใฎใซใ€ใƒˆใƒ ใฏๅฝนใซ็ซ‹ใŸใชใ„่ปŠใซใŠ้‡‘ใ‚’ไฝฟใ†ใ“ใจใ‚’้ธใ‚“ใ ใ€‚SMH.
Polishpoland flagMรณgล‚ zainwestowaฤ‡ te pieniฤ…dze, a jednak Tom zdecydowaล‚ siฤ™ wydaฤ‡ je na bezuลผyteczny samochรณd. SMH.

As you can see with these examples, SMH does not exactly mean to shake oneโ€™s head. However, it does show that the speaker is shaking their head, probably in disappointment.

In some cases, such as the first example, there can also be a hint of amusement.


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Anastasia Koltai
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3 years ago

SMASH LIKE SLAPPERS

Anastasia Koltai
Admin
3 years ago

Could it mean SOMEHOW?

Anastasia Koltai
Admin
2 years ago

I thought SMH means So Much Hate.

Anastasia Koltai
Admin
2 years ago

I though it means somehow

Anastasia Koltai
Admin
2 years ago

This is gonna be my fav reaction for a while

Anastasia Koltai
Admin
2 years ago

Iโ€™m shaking my head about how much time I needed to find out what this is mean.

Anastasia Koltai
Admin
2 years ago

Omg finally!!! I always wanted to know what it means and found that it means โ€œshaking my headโ€ but I still couldnโ€™t understand what that meant or how I could use it. Thank you for explaining it! ๐Ÿ’™

Anastasia Koltai
Admin
2 years ago

I thought smh means smell my hands ๐Ÿ™‚

Anastasia Koltai
Admin
3 years ago

I think SMH means SMASH MY HEAD or SO MUCH HATE.