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ha-ha

ha-ha

11 9.1
A loud, wild laugh like a horse's neigh
  • noun
  • /hɑː hɑː/
  • Informal
translation icon : carcajada
  • The comedian's joke prompted a loud ha-ha, echoing through the room.
  • Ha ha! Yes

Examples

Synonyms

big laugh
vsha-ha
10 2.5

A loud, happy sound people make when something is very funny

is more boisterous and sometimes resembles a neighing animal rather than simple noticeability
belly laugh
vsha-ha
4 2.9

A loud deep sound people make when something is very funny

is more boisterous and may imitate an animal neigh rather than being just deep
hearty laugh
vsha-ha
2 2.7

A loud, warm laugh that shows real happiness

is more boisterous and can sound rough like an animal neigh rather than gentle
haw-haw
vsha-ha
1 9.9

A loud, harsh laugh that sounds like a horse's neigh

is boisterous and can share this harsh animal-like quality rather than mildness
1 3.2

A very loud sound made by many people when they find something funny

is boisterous and may imitate an animal neigh as well as being very loud
horselaugh
vsha-ha
  • Archaic
8.5

A loud rough noise people make when they find something funny that is like a horse sound

is boisterous and often sounds like a horse neigh rather than plain loudness
hee-haw
vsha-ha
9.9

A loud, harsh laugh like a donkey's bray

is chiefly boisterous and more tied to horse-like sound than to donkey bray

How Loud

guffaw
7 6.1
ha-ha
  • Informal
11 9.1
to laugh
1.0
to chuckle
237 2.0
giggle
125 1.1

Surface Forms

ha-ha singular
ha-has plural

Etymology

Ha-ha is an imitation of the sound people make when they laugh — like saying ha! ha!, and it simply stands for a sudden, noisy 'laugh'. So a ha-ha is just the loud, boisterous laugh that sounds like the word itself.