heehaw

[ hee-haw ]

noun

1. the braying sound made by a donkey.
2. rude laughter.

verb (used without object)

1. to bray.

heehaw

/ ˌhiːˈhɔː /

interjection

1. an imitation or representation of the braying sound of a donkey

Word History and Origins

Origin of heehaw¹

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15; imitative gradational compound

Example Sentences

From somewhere just out of their view had come the loud heehaw, heehaw of a donkey.

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