Meanings
interjection
alternative ha-ha · alternative haha
- 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
And cried, "Help! Help and alas! Ha, ha! The fox!" and after him they ran, And also with staves many another 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Natural utterance first recorded in Old English; compare ha.
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