ha
interjection
(used as an exclamation of surprise, interrogation, suspicion, triumph, etc.)
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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
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Gunnery. high angle.
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in this year.
ha
1
British
/ hɑː /
interjection
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an exclamation expressing derision, triumph, surprise, etc, according to the intonation of the speaker
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(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
Example Sentences
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“Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha,” an award winner at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, is less a traditional comedy show than an experiment in collective consciousness.
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
We need less "how dare they" and more "ha ha people who give in are sad bootlickers."
From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2024
“No, I wouldn’t say I’ve forgotten—you know, nothing is ever truly forgotten, you said so yourself, sir, ha ha—” He coughed.
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. grass cut down and dried for fodder.—ns.
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
“As Ms. Griffin herself concedes, she has no proof of the sexual abuse she recalled for the first time decades later while using psychedelics,” New York Times spokeswoman Danielle Rhoades Ha said in a statement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
They had come from all corners of the country to attend a talk by feminist author Ha Mina.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 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
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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