ha-ha

1 [hah-hah, hah-hah]
interjection, noun
(used as an exclamation or representation of laughter, as in expressing amusement or derision.)
Compare haw-haw.


Origin:
before 1000; Middle English, Old English; of imitative orig.

Dictionary.com Unabridged

ha-ha

2 [hah-hah]
noun

Origin:
1705–15; < French haha repetitive compound based on ha! exclamation of surprise

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source Link To haha
00:10
Haha is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
Collins
World English Dictionary
ha-ha or haw-haw1 (ˈhɑː ˈhɑː) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
interj
1.  a representation of the sound of laughter
2.  an exclamation expressing derision, mockery, surprise, etc
 
haw-haw or haw-haw1
 
interj

ha-ha or haw-haw2 (ˈhɑː hɑː) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a wall or other boundary marker that is set in a ditch so as not to interrupt the landscape
 
[C18: from French haha, probably based on ha! ejaculation denoting surprise]
 
haw-haw or haw-haw2
 
n
 
[C18: from French haha, probably based on ha! ejaculation denoting surprise]

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Example sentences
Haha yes, thanks for bringing this up for it made my day.
Well, hopefully in five years there will be jobs, haha.
Haha, interesting that you've chosen this sort of diet.
Haha, it's a common phenomenon for me as well as my friends.
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT