haha

haha interjection: an onomatopoeic representation of laughter.

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Interjection

An onomatopoeic representation of laughter.

Verb

haha (third-person singular simple present hahas or haha's, present participle hahaing or haha'ing or haha-ing, simple past and past participle hahaed or haha'd or haha'ed or haha-ed)

To laugh.
- First he regarded the strangers, then his own band, and his mouth was expanded to a still wider grin; his eyes opened to their fullest extent, and at last he haha’d as furiously and heartily as the worst of the sailors, which was naturally the signal for an outbreak on the part of the islanders.1860, Frederick Gerstaecker, translated by Lascelles Wraxall, Frank Wildman’s Adventures on Land and Water, Boston, Mass.: Crosby, Nichols, and Company, […], page 124
- Emett yelled for him, and Jones and Jim “hahaed!”1908, Field and Stream, page 832

Noun (1)

haha (plural hahas)

A type of boundary to a garden, pleasure-ground, or park, designed not to interrupt the view and to be invisible until closely approached.
- The Ha Ha But the capital stroke, the leading step to all that, has followed, was (I believe the first thought was Bridgman's) the destruction of walls for boundaries, and the invention of fosses - an attempt then deemed so astonishing, that the common people called them Ha! Ha's! to express their...1785, Horace Walpole, On Modern Gardening
- Haha! or Fossee, are Terms of the same Signification, tho' the First is a new coin'd Word, they mean a Ditch, or Moat to Enclose a Garden, whether the Ditch has Water in it, or not, but the Haha, by the Custom of five or six Years, intimates a dry Ditch, so regulated by Slopes, and so Deep that it...1731, Richard Bradley, New improvements of planting and gardening, both philosophical and practical, London, page 164

Noun (2)

haha (uncountable)

A large leafy Hawaiian plant, Gunnera petaloidea.

haha meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

haha in Hindi

representation of laughter: हाहा hāhā, हींहीं hī̃hī̃, खीखी khīkhī

haha in Marathi

representation of laughter: हा हा hā hā, ही ही hī hī, खी खी khī khī, खे खे khe khe

haha in Urdu

ہاہاہا

More languagesFewer languages

haha in Bengali: হাহা, হাহাহা
haha in Telugu: హాహా
haha in Malayalam: ഹാഹാ, ഹാഹാ എന്നതിലേക്ക്
haha in Kannada: ಹಾಹಾ, ಹಾಹಾಗೆ
haha in Punjabi: ਹਾਹਾ, ਹਾਹਾਏ
haha in Gujarati: હાહા, હાહાહા, હાહાઈંગ
haha in Odia: ହାହା
haha in Nepali: हाहा
haha in Arabic: هَهَهَ hahaha, خَخَخَ ḵaḵaḵa, هَاهَا hāhā
haha in Malay: kahkah
haha in Indonesian: wkwkwk
haha in Persian: ها ها hâ hâ
haha in Thai: ฮ่าๆ hâa-hâa
haha in Vietnamese: ha ha, há há, hi hi, hí hí

Examples of haha in a sentence

She haha’d like she ate diamonds for breakfast and flossed with spun gold.2014, Rachel Hauck, A March Bride: A Year of Weddings Novella, Zondervan, →ISBN:
Then she shrugged and haha-ed again and mumbled, “Poor souls,” because she thought she was safe and none of us could comprehend a single word she said.2017, Deborah E. Kennedy, Tornado Weather, Flatiron Books, →ISBN, page 17:
The estate was cleverly landscaped to give an almost park-like view from the house: copses were planted to conceal buildings, hahas dug to replace fences or hedges.1993, Elizabeth Gundrey, Walter Gundrey, edited by Jacqueline Krendel, Cottages, B and Bs and Country Inns of England and Wales, Fodor’s...

Forms of haha

Interjection
alternative form	ha ha
alternative form	ha-ha
alternative form	hah hah
Verb
third-person singular present	hahas
third-person singular present	haha's
present participle	hahaing
present participle	haha'ing
present participle	haha-ing
past participle	hahaed
past	hahaed
past participle	haha'd
past	haha'd
past participle	haha'ed
past	haha'ed
past participle	haha-ed
past	haha-ed
Noun
plural	hahas

Origin of haha

From Middle English haha, ha ha, from Old English ha ha (interjection), ultimately onomatopoeic. Compare Old Frisian haha (interjection), Middle Low German hahā, hahahā (interjection), Middle High German hahā, haha (interjection), all expressions of joy or of laughter.

Borrowed from French haha. The French term attested 1686 in toponyms in New France (present-day Quebec); compare modern Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!. Usual etymology is that an expression of surprise – “ha ha” or “ah! ah!” is exclaimed on encountering such a boundary. In France this is traditionally attributed to the reaction of Louis, Grand Dauphin to encountering such a feature in the gardens of the Château de Meudon. The English term attested 1712, in translation by John James of French La theorie et la pratique du jardinage (1709) by Dezallier d'Argenville: Grills of iron are very necessary ornaments in the lines of walks, to extend the view, and to show the country to advantage. At present we frequently make thoroughviews, called Ah, Ah, which are openings in the walls, without grills, to the very level of the walks, with a large and deep ditch at the foot of them, lined on both sides to sustain the earth, and prevent the getting over; which surprises the eye upon coming near it, and makes one laugh, Ha! Ha! from where it takes its name. This sort of opening is haha, on some occasions, to be preferred, for that it does not at all interrupt the prospect, as the bars of a grill do.

Borrowed from Hawaiian hāhā.

Questions about haha

What does haha mean?: Haha means an onomatopoeic representation of laughter.
What is haha in Hindi?: Haha in Hindi is हाहा (hāhā), हींहीं (hī̃hī̃), खीखी (khīkhī). See Haha meaning in Hindi.
How do you use haha in a sentence?: She haha’d like she ate diamonds for breakfast and flossed with spun gold.
What part of speech is haha?: Haha can be an interjection, a verb or a noun.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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