ha ha en · INTJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Natural utterance first recorded in Old English; compare ha.
Meanings
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Expression of laughter.
and cryden out harrow and weilaway ha ha the fox and after hym they ran and eek with staves many other man
1387–1400, [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: National Library of Wales, published [c. 1400–1410], →OCLC, folio 106, verso:
- A defiant expression used to tease somebody.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| haha | alternative | lexicographic | |
| ha-ha | alternative | lexicographic |