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

These were enclosed by a haw-haw; the causeway which crossed it having a gate also.

From No Quarter! by Reid, Mayne

Once we passed a big tourin' car full of young folks and as we went by they caught sight of Barry, actin' as substitute gas tank, and they all turned to give him the haw-haw.

From Torchy and Vee by Ford, Sewell

And old Mr. Crow, who was noted for his rudeness, even burst out with a hoarse haw-haw.

From The Tale of Ferdinand Frog by Smith, Harry L.

I repaid this sum later on, but Mr. McComb never failed, whenever I made a business proposition that seemed hazardous, to say, with a great haw-haw: "Well, John, that is one of your salt speculations."

From Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. by Sherman, John