ahem
interjection
a throat-clearing sound; often read as
ə-ˈhem 
—used especially to attract attention or to express disapproval or embarrassment
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Hosting a motley crew this Christmas, where half the party is Cali sober and the other half is more, ahem, old fashioned?
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Mary-Frances Heck, Outside Online, 26 Nov. 2024
Do things load quickly and without a lot of, ahem, buffering?
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2024
Charlotte Carroll got to the, ahem, core of why football’s biggest men love the workout.
—Chris Branch, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
To celebrate, the bosses at Apple TV+ issued a notice of return — ahem, teaser trailer — today for the new season, which will stream one new episode every Friday through March 21.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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Mary-Frances Heck, Outside Online, 26 Nov. 2024
Do things load quickly and without a lot of, ahem, buffering?
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2024
Charlotte Carroll got to the, ahem, core of why football’s biggest men love the workout.
—Chris Branch, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
To celebrate, the bosses at Apple TV+ issued a notice of return — ahem, teaser trailer — today for the new season, which will stream one new episode every Friday through March 21.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Ahem.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ahem. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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