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

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

It’s funny—not really in a ha-ha way—for earnestness of any kind to have arrived for 30 Rock in this context.

From Slate • Jul. 17, 2020

It flapped in the breeze as if it were saying ha-ha to the king of England.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz