Haha
[hah-hah, hah-hah] /ˈhɑˈhɑ, ˌhɑˈhɑ/
interjection, noun
1.
(used as an exclamation or representation of laughter, as in expressing amusement or derision.)
[hah-hah] /ˈhɑˌhɑ/
noun
1.
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/ˈhɑː ˈhɑː/
interjection
1.
a representation of the sound of laughter
2.
an exclamation expressing derision, mockery, surprise, etc
/ˈhɑː hɑː/
noun
1.
a wall or other boundary marker that is set in a ditch so as not to interrupt the landscape
also haha, used of laughter since ancient times; cf. Old English ha ha, Greek ha ha, Latin hahae. A different attempt at representation is in py-hy (1580s).
adjective
: even made a ha-ha pass at him/ ha-ha candles made to look like penises
noun
A joke; something funny; stroke of wit: That’s a ha-ha all right
Related Terms
the merry ha-ha
[1940s+; ha-ha represented the sound of laughter by 1000]
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