funny ha-ha

Adjective

funny ha-ha (not comparable)

1. (informal) Humorous, as opposed to strange (the other meaning of funny).
   • What do you mean, funny? Funny peculiar or funny ha-ha?1936, Ian Hay, The Housemaster
   • Is it in essence so extremely funny-ha-ha that it will bear this so frequent repetition?1938, Stevie Smith, Over The Frontier

   Synonyms:

   ha-ha funny

2. (informal) Humorous, as opposed to serious or nonfunny.
   • But it wasn’t a funny ha-ha smile. It was the kind of smile you have when you find a friend.1971, Harold Robbins, The Betsy
   • Mostly he makes jokes about Mum’s cooking. Not the funny ha-ha jokes, more the sneery, condescending snipes that leave an uncomfortable silence, while you decide whose side you should be on.1999, Anna Fienberg, Borrowed Light