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 ]

noun

1. sunk fence.

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

ha-ha

²

/ ˈhɑː ˈhɑː /

interjection

1. a representation of the sound of laughter
2. an exclamation expressing derision, mockery, surprise, etc

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ha-ha¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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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?

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

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

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

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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.

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

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

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