ha
interjection
(used as an exclamation of surprise, interrogation, suspicion, triumph, etc.)
ha
1 American
[hah]
/ hɑ /
Or
hah
interjection
ha
2
American
abbreviation
ḥā
3
American
[kh ah]
/ xɑ /
noun
hā
4
American
[hah]
/ hɑ /
noun
Ha
5
American
Symbol, Chemistry, Physics.
h.a.
6
American
abbreviation
-
Gunnery. high angle.
-
in this year.
ha
1
British
/ hɑː /
interjection
-
an exclamation expressing derision, triumph, surprise, etc, according to the intonation of the speaker
-
(reiterated) a representation of the sound of laughter
Ha
2
British
abbreviation
ha
3
British
symbol
h.a.
4
British
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of ha1
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at ha-ha 1
Origin of ḥā3
From Arabic
Origin of hā4
From Arabic
Origin of h.a.6
h.a. ( def. 2 ) < Latin hōc annō
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His classmates “were certainly never known as Mordecai ben Aharon ha Levi—which is what my own name is in Hebrew.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Julia Masli, the comic behind the captivatingly bizarre “ha ha ha ha ha ha ha,” may be from Estonia, but in clown genealogy she is a close relation to Andy Kaufman’s Latka.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2025
“They’re not going to do that again. Ha ha ha ha.”
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2025
"Americans are free to express any opinion we want. To suggest otherwise is laughable. Ha ha ha."
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2025
“On behalf of the other Messengers I want to congratulate you, and to invite you to join us at one of the Messenger tables for meals. You know—to mess with the Messengers, ha ha!”
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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
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
Ha ha, what a crazy time that was.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
New York Times spokesperson Danielle Rhoades Ha said in an email to the Associated Press that Griffin’s lawsuit “repeatedly misrepresents The New York Times story and its reporting.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
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
He stood there with his fists on his hips and yelled, “Very funny joke! Ha ha!”
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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