haw-haw

American  

[haw-haw] / ˈhɔˌhɔ /

interjection

1. (used to represent the sound of a loud, boisterous laugh.)

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noun

1. a guffaw.

Haw-Haw ¹ British  

/ ˈhɔːˌhɔː /

noun

1. See Joyce

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haw-haw ² British  

/ ˈhɔːˈhɔː /

interjection

1. a variant of ha-ha 1

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haw-haw ³ British  

/ ˈhɔːhɔː /

noun

1. a variant of ha-ha 2

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Etymology

Origin of haw-haw

1825–35; imitative; ha-ha ¹

Example Sentences

But their neighbors, the Bailey family, have spent the cold-war years lining their nests and crying haw-haw at C.D., except for daughter Lenore, who is devoted both to Chuck Conner and radiochemistry.

From Time Magazine Archive

Whenever anybody mentioned Daddy's name, Mr. Crow would haw-haw loudly and mutter something about "old Spindley Legs!"

From The Tale of Daddy Longlegs Tuck-Me-In Tales by Smith, Harry L.

Bountiful ran a black cart-colt, and made him leap the haw-haw.

From Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour by Surtees, Robert Smith

You’ve got blood, and a title, and all that sort of thing; but that isn’t all: you’re a gentleman, without any haw-haw, sit-upon-a-fellow airs.

From A Double Knot by Fenn, George Manville

As the haw-haw gate had already been opened, he passed through it without.

From No Quarter! by Reid, Mayne