ha haint.n.¹

/hɑː ˈhɑː/

Forms: Also 1600s–1800s hah-hah.

Etymology: A natural utterance occurring in most languages; compare Greek ἃ ἅ, ἇ ἇ, Latin hā hā, Old French haha, aha, etc.

A. int.

a. The ordinary representation of laughter.

ΘΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > ordinary representation of laughter [interjection]

ha hac1000

ha ha ha!1579

c1000 Ælfric Gram. (Z.) xlviii. 279 Ha ha and he he getacniað hlehter on leden and on englisc.

c1386 G. Chaucer Prioress's Prol. (Harl.) 5 Haha telaws be war for such a iape.

1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure xvi. lxviii Ha, ha! quod he, love doth you so prycke.

1821 Ld. Byron Deformed Transformed ii. iii Caes. (aside and laughing). Ha! ha! here's equity!

a1822 P. B. Shelley tr. J. W. von Goethe Scenes from Faust in Posthumous Poems (1824) 400 Ha, ha! your worship thinks you have to deal With men.

18.. W. Jones Monks of Old (song) i For they laugh'd ha! ha! and they quaff'd ha! ha! And lived on the daintiest cheer.

b. ha ha ha! and further repetitions express continued laughter.

ΘΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > ordinary representation of laughter [interjection]

ha hac1000

ha ha ha!1579

?c1190 Reginald of Durham Libellus de Vita et Miraculis S. Godrici (1847) 262 Cum stridore cachinnans, ait, ‘Hach, hach, hach.’]

1579 W. Fulke Confut. Treat. N. Sander in D. Heskins Ouerthrowne 608 Ha ha he, M. Sander hath a pleasaunt witte.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) ii. i. 38 Ha, ha, ha... So: you'r paid.

1691 J. Ray Wisdom of God 217 Those Accounts..are so excessively absurd and ridiculous, that they need no other Confutation than ha ha he.

1698 J. Vanbrugh Æsop ii, in Wks. (1840) 373/2 Ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! Did ever man behold the like? ha! ha! ha! ha! ha!

1794 R. B. Sheridan Duenna (new ed.) i. 27 Ha, ha, ha! I'll be very particular.

1873 S. T. Smith My Uncle's Will 29 By Jove! Ha! ha! ha!—upon my life—ha! ha! ha! ha! Flor. What is he laughing at?

B. n.¹

A loud or open laugh.

ΘΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > [noun] > loud, coarse, or immoderate laughter > instance or outburst of

gawf?a1513

roar1675

horse-laugh1713

guffaw1720

ha ha1806

haw-haw1838

hee-haw1843

yaw-haw1912

1806 T. S. Surr Winter in London III. vii. 196 Titters from ladies, and ha, ha, ha's from gentlemen.

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. iii. v. 184 Commented on with loud hahas and deep grumblings.

1862 Athenæum 30 Aug. 280 The hah-hahs and guffaws with which certain laughing frogs and jocular toads celebrate their nuptial rites.

Derivatives

ha ha v. /hɑːˈhɑː/ to utter ha ha in laughter; to laugh aloud.

ΘΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > laugh [verb (intransitive)] > laugh aloud

ha ha1606

outlaugh1844

1606 G. Chapman Sir Gyles Goosecappe iii. sig. E I wood haue put the third hah to it..and hah, hah, haht him out of the presence yfaith.

1852 Fraser's Mag. 46 456 The hyæna hah! hah's! at the pleasant prospect.

1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia V. xviii. vii. 184 All Regensburg was loud, wailing or haha-ing according to humour.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	ha ha
释义	ha haint.n.¹ /hɑː ˈhɑː/ Forms: Also 1600s–1800s hah-hah. Etymology: A natural utterance occurring in most languages; compare Greek ἃ ἅ, ἇ ἇ, Latin hā hā, Old French haha, aha, etc. A. int. a. The ordinary representation of laughter. ΘΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > ordinary representation of laughter [interjection] ha hac1000 ha ha ha!1579 c1000 Ælfric Gram. (Z.) xlviii. 279 Ha ha and he he getacniað hlehter on leden and on englisc. c1386 G. Chaucer Prioress's Prol. (Harl.) 5 Haha telaws be war for such a iape. 1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure xvi. lxviii Ha, ha! quod he, love doth you so prycke. 1821 Ld. Byron Deformed Transformed ii. iii Caes. (aside and laughing). Ha! ha! here's equity! a1822 P. B. Shelley tr. J. W. von Goethe Scenes from Faust in Posthumous Poems (1824) 400 Ha, ha! your worship thinks you have to deal With men. 18.. W. Jones Monks of Old (song) i For they laugh'd ha! ha! and they quaff'd ha! ha! And lived on the daintiest cheer. b. ha ha ha! and further repetitions express continued laughter. ΘΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > ordinary representation of laughter [interjection] ha hac1000 ha ha ha!1579 ?c1190 Reginald of Durham Libellus de Vita et Miraculis S. Godrici (1847) 262 Cum stridore cachinnans, ait, ‘Hach, hach, hach.’] 1579 W. Fulke Confut. Treat. N. Sander in D. Heskins Ouerthrowne 608 Ha ha he, M. Sander hath a pleasaunt witte. a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) ii. i. 38 Ha, ha, ha... So: you'r paid. 1691 J. Ray Wisdom of God 217 Those Accounts..are so excessively absurd and ridiculous, that they need no other Confutation than ha ha he. 1698 J. Vanbrugh Æsop ii, in Wks. (1840) 373/2 Ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! Did ever man behold the like? ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! 1794 R. B. Sheridan Duenna (new ed.) i. 27 Ha, ha, ha! I'll be very particular. 1873 S. T. Smith My Uncle's Will 29 By Jove! Ha! ha! ha!—upon my life—ha! ha! ha! ha! Flor. What is he laughing at? B. n.¹ A loud or open laugh. ΘΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > [noun] > loud, coarse, or immoderate laughter > instance or outburst of gawf?a1513 roar1675 horse-laugh1713 guffaw1720 ha ha1806 haw-haw1838 hee-haw1843 yaw-haw1912 1806 T. S. Surr Winter in London III. vii. 196 Titters from ladies, and ha, ha, ha's from gentlemen. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. iii. v. 184 Commented on with loud hahas and deep grumblings. 1862 Athenæum 30 Aug. 280 The hah-hahs and guffaws with which certain laughing frogs and jocular toads celebrate their nuptial rites. Derivatives ha ha v. /hɑːˈhɑː/ to utter ha ha in laughter; to laugh aloud. ΘΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > laugh [verb (intransitive)] > laugh aloud ha ha1606 outlaugh1844 1606 G. Chapman Sir Gyles Goosecappe iii. sig. E I wood haue put the third hah to it..and hah, hah, haht him out of the presence yfaith. 1852 Fraser's Mag. 46 456 The hyæna hah! hah's! at the pleasant prospect. 1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia V. xviii. vii. 184 All Regensburg was loud, wailing or haha-ing according to humour. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < int.n.¹c1000
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