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exclamation/hɑː/
/hɑː/
- (also hah)the sound that people make when they are surprised or pleased, or when they have discovered something
- Ha! It serves you right!
- Ha! I knew he was hiding something.
- (also ha! ha!)the word for the sound that people make when they laugh see also funny ha-ha
- (also ha! ha!)(informal, ironic) used to show that you do not think that something is funny
- Ha! Ha! Very funny! Now give me back my shoes.
see also hoo-ha
Word Originnatural utterance: first recorded in Middle English.
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