Meaning

An approximation of the sound of laughter..

Definitions by Sense

1. An approximation of the sound of laughter.
2. A laugh.
3. Something funny; a joke.
4. To laugh.
5. (architecture) 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.

Example Sentences

His ha-ha grated on our ears as he fled down the stairs three steps at a time with us in hot pursuit.

Ha-has from both sides of the door.

We had a fine dinner, punctuated with Heidi's loud ha-has and lots of wine.

Not just giggles or a few ha-has, but the paralyzing kind of laughter, when the eyes tear and the nose runs and one gasps seemingly unto apoplexy.

Durty Nelly's, […] You'll catch a few ha-has and even a golden memory or two singing along with the house piano player.

She is not rewarded until she learns to reduce her expectations, and surprises (the ha-has of this novel) are the educational tool.

If Kathy had been with us, she'd have countered with a few ha-has of her own, thus guaranteeing a laugh at his expense.

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 invaluable pearls he saw in her eyes, when he met her.”

Word Forms

• ha ha
• haha
• ha-has
• ha-ha's
• ha-haing
• ha-ha'ing
• ha-ha-ing
• ha-haed
• ha-ha'd
• ha-ha'ed
• ha-ha-ed
• har-har

Synonyms for ha-ha

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When Should You Use Ha-ha?

Use ha-ha when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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