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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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Like, ha-ha, we finally made a calculator app.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2024

In funny ways, both ha-ha and curious, Adès’ music is all those things Dante’s hell punishes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2022

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

I don’t hear it very often, but it’s always sort of this avalanche of ha-ha and ho-ho and hee-hee.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie