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heehaw

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hee⋅haw

[hee-haw]
–noun
1. the braying sound made by a donkey.
2. rude laughter.
–verb (used without object)
3. to bray.

Origin:
1805–15, Americanism; imit. gradational compound
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hee·haw   (hē'hô')   
n.  
  1. The braying sound made by a donkey.

  2. Informal A noisy laugh; a guffaw.

intr.v.   hee·hawed, hee·haw·ing, hee·haws
  1. To bray.

  2. Informal To guffaw.


[Imitative.]
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