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; see 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

He laughed not very often, and when he did, with a sudden, loud haw-haw, hearty but somehow joyless, like an echo from a rock.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 9 by Stevenson, Robert Louis

While Colonel Lunsford and Captain Trevor were waiting for the haw-haw gate to be opened, they had seen the figures of two ladies outlined in the withdrawing-room windows—one in each.

From No Quarter! by Reid, Mayne

He opened his mouth and emitted a soundless "haw-haw."

From The Stolen Singer by Bellinger, Martha Idell Fletcher

It was quite impossible to keep from laughing at this ludicrous situation, especially when the doctor's great "haw-haw" made the air tremble.

From Molly Brown's Sophomore Days by Speed, Nell