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View synonyms for ha-ha

ha-ha

1
or ha·ha, ha ha

[ hah-hah, hah-hah ]

interjection

  1. (used as an exclamation or representation of laughter, as in expressing amusement or derision.)


ha-ha

2

[ hah-hah ]

ha-ha

1

/ ˈhɑː hɑː /

noun

  1. a wall or other boundary marker that is set in a ditch so as not to interrupt the landscape
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


ha-ha

2

/ ˈhɑː ˈhɑː /

interjection

  1. a representation of the sound of laughter
  2. an exclamation expressing derision, mockery, surprise, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ha-ha1

before 1000; Middle English, Old English; of imitative origin

Origin of ha-ha2

1705–15; < French haha repetitive compound based on ha! exclamation of surprise
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ha-ha1

C18: from French haha, probably based on ha! ejaculation denoting surprise
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Example Sentences

From just outside the main door a distinct “ha-ha-ha” echoed up and down the concourse.

Lonard thinks ha-ha-ha and tells Bantam that the rights have reverted to him, which they have.

Mom, fortunately, is past the point of asking “Funny ‘ha-ha’ or funny ‘odd’?”

Is Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha (which won the Mann Booker Prize in 1993) the only one of your novels that stands on its own?

It was late at night, but I heard—ha-ha-ha—a little laughing.

Ha-ha-have my head sha-a-ved, dress myself up li-like a Turk?

Madame Bill near fell off her chair with surprise, and began ha-ha-ing melodious.

The ha-ha consists of a trench, the inner side of which is perpendicular and faced with a wall; the outer being sloped and turfed.

The kiddies werent impressed, but the parrot yelled and ha-ha-ed and enjoyed himself a whole lot.

All the girls in the floor were there we nearly split trying to keep from giving him the ha-ha.

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