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ha-ha ¹  (hähä) also haw-haw (hôhô)

n.

1. A sound made in imitation of laughter.

2. ha-ha Slang An instance of amusement. Often used in the plural: drove past the old school just for ha-has.

interj.

Used to express amusement or scorn.

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ha-ha ²  (hähä) also haw-haw (hôhô)

n.

See sunk fence.

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[French, exclamation of surprise, ha-ha (from its being designed not to be seen until closely approached).]

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ha-ha¹, haw-haw

interj

1. a representation of the sound of laughter

2. an exclamation expressing derision, mockery, surprise, etc.

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ha-ha², haw-haw

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a wall or other boundary marker that is set in a ditch so as not to interrupt the landscape

[from French haha, probably based on ha! ejaculation denoting surprise]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ha-ha - a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing haw-haw, hee-haw, horselaugh laugh, laughter - the sound of laughing
	2.	ha-ha - a ditch with one side being a retaining wall; used to divide lands without defacing the landscape sunk fence, haw-haw ditch - a long narrow excavation in the earth

Translations

ha-ha [ˈhɑːˈhɑː] EXCL → ¡ja, ja!

ha-ha

interj → ha, ha

n (= fence) → versenkter Grenzzaun