Gunnery. high angle.
in this year.
an exclamation expressing derision, triumph, surprise, etc, according to the intonation of the speaker
(reiterated) a representation of the sound of laughter
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at ha-ha 1
From Arabic
From Arabic
h.a. ( def. 2 ) < Latin hōc annō
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They said, ‘Oh, yeah, ha ha, that’s funny, go for it.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
“It was like, ‘Ha ha, you’re not going to be the one who gets in trouble with this because you’re McKay Coppins,’ ” Ostacher told me.
From Slate ● May 5, 2026
“They’re not going to do that again. Ha ha ha ha.”
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2025
We need less "how dare they" and more "ha ha people who give in are sad bootlickers."
From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2024
“At first they thought it was funny—you know, ‘Chicken is chickens,’ ha ha.
From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead
Hay, hā, n. grass cut down and dried for fodder.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Hey, hā, interj. expressive of joy or interrogation.—interj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Hay, hā, n. a country-dance with winding movement.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Local media report that Orla Wates, 19, was travelling the Ha Giang Loop in northern Vietnam when she fell from the back of a motorcycle.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
"We analyzed the star for a large swath of elements, and the abundances are quite low for all of them," said Ha Do, another student on the team.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 4, 2026
Acting TSA Administrator Ha Nguyen McNeill told Congress on Wednesday that more than 61,000 TSA employees are required to work without pay during the now 41-day shutdown.
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
“Major airports are experiencing days where 40% to 50% of their staff are calling out,” Ha Nguyen McNeill, acting head of TSA, testified Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
The Chinese Ambassador, Mr. Huang Ha, a most perceptive, and also most militant man, focused upon the efforts of the West to divide Africans from the peoples of African heritage elsewhere.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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