hah

[hah]

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interjection

ha

or hah

[hah]

interjection

(used as an exclamation of surprise, interrogation, suspicion, triumph, etc.)

Origin of ha

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at ha-ha¹

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Examples from the Web for hah

Historical Examples

The brother only sighed again, as he plodded dreamily along, 'Hah!
Little Dorrit
Charles Dickens
"Hah, now you're being suspicious," I said, lousy with virtue.
Sorry: Wrong Dimension
Ross Rocklynne
Bracy felt as if he would have given anything to have been able to utter a low “Hah!”
Fix Bay'nets
George Manville Fenn
What a flashing past there was of fiery eyes amid the darkness of the night—Hah!
The Day of Wrath
Maurus Jkai
They must have been disturbed in their act of plunder, whoever it was, and—and—hah!
The King's Esquires
George Manville Fenn

British Dictionary definitions for hah

hah

interjection

a variant spelling of ha 1

Ha

abbreviation for

Hawaii

ha¹

hah

interjection

an exclamation expressing derision, triumph, surprise, etc, according to the intonation of the speaker
(reiterated) a representation of the sound of laughter

ha²

symbol for

hectare

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Word Origin and History for hah

variant of ha.

ha

c.1300, natural expression of surprise, distress, etc.; found in most European languages; in Old English, Greek, Latin, Old French as ha ha. A ha-ha (1712), from French, was "an obstacle interrupting one's way sharply and disagreeably;" so called because it "surprizes ... and makes one cry Ah! Ah!" [Alexander Le Blond, "The Theory and Practice of Gardening," 1712].

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ha

or hah

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Examples from the Web for hah

Historical Examples

The brother only sighed again, as he plodded dreamily along, 'Hah!

"Hah, now you're being suspicious," I said, lousy with virtue.

Bracy felt as if he would have given anything to have been able to utter a low “Hah!”

What a flashing past there was of fiery eyes amid the darkness of the night—Hah!

They must have been disturbed in their act of plunder, whoever it was, and—and—hah!

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Word Origin and History for hah

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Origin of ha

ha¹

ha²