- a variant of ha-ha1
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haw-haw
(hô′hô′),USA pronunciation interj.
n.
- (used to represent the sound of a loud, boisterous laugh.)
n.
- a guffaw.
- 1825–35; imitative; see ha-ha1
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haw-haw /ˈhɔːˈhɔː/ interj
haw-haw /ˈhɔːhɔː/ n
- a variant of ha-ha2
ha-ha1 /ˈhɑˈhɑ, ˌhɑˈhɑ/USA pronunciation
interj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- This word is used to express or represent laughter, amusement, scorn, etc.
ha-ha1
(hä′hä′, hä′hä′),USA pronunciation interj., n.
ha-ha2 (hä′hä′),USA pronunciation n.
- (used as an exclamation or representation of laughter, as in expressing amusement or derision.) Cf. haw-haw.
- bef. 1000; Middle English, Old English; of imitative origin, originally
ha-ha2 (hä′hä′),USA pronunciation n.
- See sunk fence.
- French haha repetitive compound based on ha! exclamation of surprise
- 1705–15
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Haw-Haw /ˈhɔːˌhɔː/ n
- Lord Haw-Haw ⇒ See
Joyce 2
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ha-ha /ˈhɑː ˈhɑː/, haw-haw interj
- a representation of the sound of laughter
- an exclamation expressing derision, mockery, surprise, etc
ha-ha /ˈhɑː hɑː/, haw-haw n
- a wall or other boundary marker that is set in a ditch so as not to interrupt the landscape
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