haw-haw

[haw-haw]

interjection

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

noun

a guffaw.

Origin of haw-haw

1825–35; imitative; see ha-ha¹

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Examples from the Web for haw-haw

Historical Examples

The vulgar "haw-haw" denotes a correspondingly gross nature.
How to Read Human Nature
William Walker Atkinson
It was this call that Haw-Haw had imitated and so often puzzled the dog.
Rick and Ruddy
Howard R. Garis
For it was Rick's black bird, Haw-Haw by name, who had been doing the whistling.
Rick and Ruddy
Howard R. Garis
Ruddy did not altogether like Haw-Haw being so friendly with Rick.
Rick and Ruddy
Howard R. Garis
I don't call him that way any more since Haw-Haw played that trick.
Rick and Ruddy
Howard R. Garis

British Dictionary definitions for haw-haw

haw-haw¹

interjection

a variant of ha-ha 1

haw-haw²

noun

a variant of ha-ha 2

Haw-Haw

noun

Lord Haw-Haw See Joyce

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Examples from the Web for haw-haw

Historical Examples

The vulgar "haw-haw" denotes a correspondingly gross nature.

It was this call that Haw-Haw had imitated and so often puzzled the dog.

For it was Rick's black bird, Haw-Haw by name, who had been doing the whistling.

Ruddy did not altogether like Haw-Haw being so friendly with Rick.

I don't call him that way any more since Haw-Haw played that trick.

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haw-haw2

Haw-Haw

Origin of haw-haw

haw-haw¹

haw-haw²