ha-ha
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ha-ha¹
- /ˈhɑːhɑː/ UK
- /hɑːˈhɑː/ UK
- /ˈhɑˌhɑ/ US
- /ˌhɑˈhɑ/ US
Rhymes with -ɑːhɑː, -ɑː
Where it comes from
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Imitative.
interjection ha ha · haha
- An approximation of the sound of laughter.
noun ha-has
- A laugh. His ha-ha grated on our ears as he fled down the stairs three steps at a time with us in hot pursuit.
- Something funny; a joke. Durty Nelly's, […] You'll catch a few ha-has and even a golden memory or two singing along with the house piano player.
verb ha-has · ha-ha's · ha-haing · ha-ha'ing · ha-ha-ing · ha-haed
- To laugh. He was much affected, said it was his lullaby when he was a baby, that she must stop or she would have him boo-hoo-ing right out. But he was ha-ha-ing a few moments after, and begging her “To take him for her lover, and let all those inconstant swains glide, they were not worth one of those invaluab
ha-ha²
- /ˈhɑːhɑː/ UK
- /ˈhɑˌhɑ/ US
Where it comes from
From French haha, supposedly from ha! as an expression of surprise.
noun ha-has · har-har
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A ditch with one vertical side, acting as a sunken fence, designed to block the entry of animals into lawns and parks without breaking sightlines.
A few steps farther brought them out at the bottom of the very walk they had been talking of; and standing back, well shaded and sheltered, and looking over a ha-ha into the park, was a comfortable-sized bench, on which they all sat down.
Similar: ha-ha fence, sunk fence
Translations
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intj approximation of the sound of laughter
| Español | jajaja |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | ㅋㅋㅋ kkk, 하하하 k'k'k', hahaha |
| 日本語 | ふふふ, へへへ, えへ, おーっほほほほ, けけけ |
| 中文 | 哈哈 hāhā |
| हिन्दी | हाहा hāhā, हींहीं hī̃hī̃, खीखी khīkhī |
| Português | haha |
| Italiano | ah ah |
| Русский | ха-ха-ха xa-xa-xa |
| العربية | هَاهَا hā-hā, هِهِهِهِ hehehehe |
| עברית | חחח |
noun ditch acting as a sunken fence
| Français | haha, saut-de-loup |
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Talk about this word "ha-ha." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ha-ha. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ha-ha. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ha-ha "ha-ha." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ha-ha.Cite this
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title = {ha-ha},
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