haw-haw

[ haw-haw ]

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

noun
  1. a guffaw.

Origin of haw-haw

1
1825–35; imitative; see ha-ha1

Words Nearby haw-haw

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How to use haw-haw in a sentence

  • He looked like an animated drying-post, and the Dutch boy, in spite of his troubles, began to haw-haw wildly.

    Motor Matt's Mystery | Stanley R. Matthews
  • We ourselves laugh at a "haw-haw" intonation in English; why, then, should we forbid Americans to do so?

  • And haw-haw also tried some other whistling notes, different from the dog-call he had learned of Rick.

    Rick and Ruddy | Howard R. Garis
  • But, no matter how often this happened, he would always jump up and run out whenever haw-haw whistled.

    Rick and Ruddy | Howard R. Garis
  • Ruddy was growing wiser and haw-haw gradually stopped that trick, though he did not forget how to whistle.

    Rick and Ruddy | Howard R. Garis

British Dictionary definitions for haw-haw (1 of 3)

haw-haw1

/ (ˈhɔːˈhɔː) /


interjection
  1. a variant of ha-ha 1

British Dictionary definitions for haw-haw (2 of 3)

haw-haw2

/ (ˈhɔːhɔː) /


noun
  1. a variant of ha-ha 2

British Dictionary definitions for Haw-Haw (3 of 3)

Haw-Haw

/ (ˈhɔːˌhɔː) /


noun
  1. Lord Haw-Haw See Joyce

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