ha-ha

or ha·ha, ha ha

[hah-hah, hah-hah]

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interjection, noun

(used as an exclamation or representation of laughter, as in expressing amusement or derision.)

Compare haw-haw.

Origin of ha-ha

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

ha-ha

[hah-hah]

noun

sunk fence.

Origin of ha-ha

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

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Related Words for haha

pun, humor, antic, farce, one-liner, trick, laugh, parody, gag, stunt, wisecrack, prank, repartee, whimsy, revel, epigram, jest, sport, rib, pleasantry

Examples from the Web for haha

Contemporary Examples of haha

Haha, what a sad thing to be great at, but yeah, I guess I am.
Patton Oswalt on Fighting Conservatives With Satire
William O’Connor
January 6, 2015
(applause) 37:54 LAGARDE: And that is something that I learned from my sons, to come back to… FRIEDMAN: Haha.
Transcript: Thomas Friedman Interviews Hillary Clinton and Christine Lagarde
April 5, 2014
Haha that's one less to explain why I don't want to go there to my parents.
Tweeting Through the Pain
The Daily Beast
March 31, 2009

Historical Examples of haha

I tried to turn it off then as a joke, and said: "Haha, I had you there!"
Wanderers
Knut Hamsun
Basil bounded across the lawn, cleared the haha at the end, and disappeared from view.
The Children of Wilton Chase
Mrs. L. T. Meade
Though I don't suppose you've anything on your conscience, seeing you come to the Lensmand, haha!
Wanderers
Knut Hamsun
It was sixty miles to Haha Bay, but the road on the frozen river was good, and he could do a long stretch of it.
The Quality of Mercy
W. D. Howells
And the women ran hither and thither, wailing and screaming and crying out: Haha!
An Essence Of The Dusk, 5th Edition
F. W. Bain

British Dictionary definitions for haha

ha-ha

haw-haw

interjection

a representation of the sound of laughter

an exclamation expressing derision, mockery, surprise, etc

ha-ha

haw-haw

noun

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

Word Origin for ha-ha

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

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Word Origin and History for haha

ha-ha

also haha, used of laughter since ancient times; cf. Old English ha ha, Greek ha ha, Latin hahae. A different attempt at representation is in py-hy (1580s).