eh

eh
eh [eı] interjection spoken
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Sound suggesting a question]
1.) BrE used when you want someone to repeat something because you did not hear it
Eh? She's got how many children?
2.) used when you want someone to reply to you or agree with something you have said
Maybe teenagers aren't as clueless as everyone thought, eh?
3.) BrE used when you are surprised by something that someone has said

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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