{"id":338199,"date":"2021-09-12T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-12T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-does-smh-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/"},"modified":"2021-09-12T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-12T11:00:00","slug":"what-does-smh-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-smh-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/","title":{"rendered":"#What Does \u201cSMH\u201d Mean, and How Do You Use It?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a383d49da86a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a383d49da86a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-smh-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#%E2%80%9CShake_My_Head%E2%80%9D_or_%E2%80%9CShaking_My_Head%E2%80%9D\" >\u201cShake My Head\u201d or \u201cShaking My Head\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-smh-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#Etymology_of_SMH\" >Etymology of SMH<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-smh-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#How_to_Use_SMH\" >How to Use SMH<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#What Does \u201cSMH\u201d Mean, and How Do You Use It?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-748504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/A-woman-looks-confused-at-her-computer.jpeg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/A-woman-looks-confused-at-her-computer.jpeg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/A-woman-looks-confused-at-her-computer.jpeg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"A woman looks confused at her computer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/tense-businesswoman-working-on-computer-159924404?\">tmcphotos\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The initialism \u201cSMH\u201d has been around for a while, and you\u2019ll often encounter it in chat rooms and on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> websites. But what does SMH mean? Who came up with it, and how do you use it?<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CShake_My_Head%E2%80%9D_or_%E2%80%9CShaking_My_Head%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\u201cShake My Head\u201d or \u201cShaking My Head\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>SMH is an internet initialism that stands for \u201cshake my head\u201d or \u201cshaking my head.\u201d It\u2019s used to express dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointment or disbelief in the face of what\u2019s perceived as glaringly obvious stupidity or extremely obliviousness.<\/p>\n<p>As you might expect, SMH is used in any situation where you might actually shake your head in real life. If you overheard someone say, \u201cI don\u2019t use laundry detergent\u201d at the grocery store, you would probably blink a few times and move your head around in shock and disgust. When the same thing happens online, the expression \u201cSMH\u201d can be used to communicate that \u201cI had a full-body reaction to your sheer stupidity\u201d without typing more than three letters.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t to say that SMH is always used by itself. People tend to accompany SMH with an opinion, like \u201cSMH you\u2019re bonkers\u201d or \u201cSMH people don\u2019t know how to use a Speed Stick.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All in all, SMH is a pretty straightforward initialism. But where did it come from, and how do you use it correctly?<\/p>\n<p>(As a side note, some people think that SMH means \u201cso much hate.\u201d This is like the Bizzaro meaning of SMH. We\u2019re not going to say that \u201cso much hate\u201d is incorrect, but it\u2019s not the meaning that most people associate with SMH, so you should avoid using it for that purpose.)<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Etymology_of_SMH\"><\/span>Etymology of SMH<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>SMH was first added to the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=smh\">Urban Dictionary<\/a> in 2004 with a meaning that\u2019s identical to the initialism\u2019s current meaning. Nobody knows where the phrase came from. Still, it was probably conceived around the same time as the phrase \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=facepalm\">facepalm<\/a>,\u201d a similar internet expression that was first uploaded to the Urban Dictionary the same month as SMH.<br \/>\n<video controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/guy-shaking-his-head.gif?format=mp4\" title=\"Guy shaking his head\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"\/><br \/><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/bleacherreport-MuHSpswhYXwT9mcWHr\/media\">Bleacher Report via GIPHY<\/a><\/span><br \/>\nLike \u201cfacepalm,\u201d SMH slowly made its way into the common vernacular. It found a home in memes and reaction GIFs and reached peak popularity during the early 2010s due to social media websites like Facebook and Tumblr.<\/p>\n<p>According to Google Trends, this peak occurred <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/trends.google.com\/trends\/explore?date=all&amp;geo=US&amp;q=smh,facepalm\">during June of 2011<\/a>, and SMH grows less and less popular every year. But hey, it\u2019s way more popular than \u201cfacepalm,\u201d which is something that we all should be happy about.<\/p>\n<p>SMH\u2019s decline is probably due to GIF tools like GIPHY and Gfycat, which are now integrated into social media sites, messengers, and your phone\u2019s texting client. On its own, the phrase \u201cSMH\u201d can only convey so much, but a GIF (like the one above) can communicate complicated feelings of disgust and disappointment that exist beyond the scope of language.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Use_SMH\"><\/span>How to Use SMH<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-445710 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/3-9.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"A man stares at his laptop and wonders how to use SMH in a sentence.\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" data-credittext=\"Fizkes\/Shutterstock.com\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/head-shot-serious-puzzled-african-american-1414318691?\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/head-shot-serious-puzzled-african-american-1414318691?\">Fizkes\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You should use SMH anytime you might physically shake your head. There aren\u2019t too many rules to the phrase; just know that it\u2019s used to express disgust, disbelief, shock, or disappointment. You could even use it for a joke, just as you might teasingly shake your head for a laugh in real life.<\/p>\n<p>There aren\u2019t many grammatical rules to SMH either. Most people throw it at the beginning of a sentence (\u201csmh ya\u2019ll can\u2019t tell apart a dog from a horse\u201d), but you can throw it at the middle or the end of a sentence too. You could even use the word on its own, just as you might quietly shake your head in real life.<\/p>\n<p>Oh yeah, and you can use animated GIFs to communicate \u201cSMH\u201d without actually saying it. Just use a tool like <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/\">GIPHY<\/a> or <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gfycat.com\/\">Gyfcat<\/a>\u00a0to find an animation that you like and drop it into Twitter, a messenger, or your texting client.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>If the internet causes your head to shake in a fit of confusion, then maybe it\u2019s time to start learning about some common internet jargon, trends, and jokes. 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