ha-ha

1

or ha·ha, ha ha

[ hah-hah, hah-hah ]
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interjection, noun
  1. (used as an exclamation or representation of laughter, as in expressing amusement or derision.)

Origin of ha-ha

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

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Other definitions for ha-ha (2 of 2)

ha-ha2
[ hah-hah ]

Origin of ha-ha

2
1705–15; <French haha repetitive compound based on ha! exclamation of surprise

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British Dictionary definitions for ha-ha (1 of 2)

ha-ha1

haw-haw

/ (ˈhɑː ˈhɑː) /


interjection
  1. a representation of the sound of laughter

  2. an exclamation expressing derision, mockery, surprise, etc

British Dictionary definitions for ha-ha (2 of 2)

ha-ha2

haw-haw

/ (ˈhɑː hɑː) /


noun
  1. a wall or other boundary marker that is set in a ditch so as not to interrupt the landscape

Origin of ha-ha

2
C18: from French haha, probably based on ha! ejaculation denoting surprise

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