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ha ha

ha ha interjection: expression of laughter.

Interjection

  1. Expression of laughter.
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      ha ha the fox and after hym they ran
      and eek with staves many other man1387–1400, [Geoffrey] Chaucer, “The Nonnes Preestes Tale of the Cok / and Hen / Chaũtecler ⁊ Ꝑtelote”, in The Tales of Caunt́bury (Hengwrt Chaucer; Peniarth Manuscript 392D), Aberystwyth, Ceredigion...
  2. A defiant expression used to tease somebody.

Synonyms of ha ha

Forms of ha ha

alternative formha-ha
alternative formhaha

Origin of ha ha

Natural utterance first recorded in Old English; compare ha.

Questions about ha ha

What does ha ha mean?
Ha ha means expression of laughter.
What part of speech is ha ha?
Ha ha is an interjection.

Words near ha ha in the dictionary

  1. h8s
  2. h@
  3. h@s
  4. ha
  5. ha gow
  6. ha ha
  7. ha ha funny
  8. ha ha Herman
  9. ha ha only serious
  10. ha kao
  11. Ha Ling

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