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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But which cast is going to pull off the most—ahem—super press style?
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 10 July 2025
Three date ideas May that are guaranteed to impress, even the most jaded of daters (ahem, me).
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Her husband, who was able to quit his job after Hexed really took off, helps her with the business end of authorship, as well as the — ahem — business end of writing male characters, too.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Terry Leather, The Bank Job The Bank Job — about the 1971 robbery of the contents of hundreds of safe deposit boxes in a London bank, including one that supposedly contained, ahem, compromising photos of Princess Margaret — is loosely based on a true story.
—Rebecca Pahle, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 10 July 2025
Three date ideas May that are guaranteed to impress, even the most jaded of daters (ahem, me).
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Her husband, who was able to quit his job after Hexed really took off, helps her with the business end of authorship, as well as the — ahem — business end of writing male characters, too.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Terry Leather, The Bank Job The Bank Job — about the 1971 robbery of the contents of hundreds of safe deposit boxes in a London bank, including one that supposedly contained, ahem, compromising photos of Princess Margaret — is loosely based on a true story.
—Rebecca Pahle, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Ahem.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ahem. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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