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Definition of Ha-ha

1. Noun. A loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing.

2. Noun. A ditch with one side being a retaining wall; used to divide lands without defacing the landscape.

Definition of Ha-ha

1. Interjection. An approximation of the sound of laughter. ¹

2. Noun. A ditch with one vertical side, acting as a sunken fence, designed to block the entry of animals into lawns and parks without breaking sightlines. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ha-ha

h band h bar h strand h substance ha ha' ha'nt ha'nts ha'p'orth ha'p'orths

ha'pence ha'pennies ha'penny ha'porth ha'porths ha-ha (current term) ha-ha funny ha-has ha ha ha ha funny

haad haaf haafs haak haapalaite haar haars haarscheibe haarscheibe tumour hab or nab

Literary usage of Ha-ha

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings by National Speech Arts Association (1893)
"We may do this by lengthening the iirst sound, thus,(2) ha ha ha ha ha ha, shortening the second sound thus, (i^)ha,ha, and lengthening the third sound ..."

2. The Poetical Works of John Dryden by John Dryden (1909)
"Hey, ha ha ha ha ha. »° And came off with a ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ; High was my courage, but more my desire, Which fed my addresses with force, ..."

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