ha-ha

[hah-hah, hah-hah] / ˈhɑˈhɑ, ˌhɑˈhɑ /

NOUN

joke

Synonyms

STRONG

antic buffoonery burlesque caper caprice chestnut clowning drollery epigram escapade farce frolic gag gambol game horseplay humor jape jest lark laugh mischief mummery one-liner parody

WEAK

bon mot hoodwinking monkeyshine payof

Antonyms

STRONG

seriousness tragedy

Example Sentences

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An inverted ha-ha: It’s an odd name for a raised mound of earth around a property.

From New York Times • May 6, 2023

“I definitely want him to get the last say, to get that last ha-ha against Seattle.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2023

So “Comedy” isn’t exactly intended to be ha-ha funny, though it sometimes is.

From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2022

We played it straight so it’s not ha-ha slap-stick comedy, and he was one of the highlights for sure.

From Fox News • May 31, 2021

Not the ha-ha funny but the funny where you be thinking: Huh.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett