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Inducing laughter, as opposed to a more subtle kind of humor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, not-comparable
Examples
- 1997, Sharon Solwitz, Blood and Milk His only problem with them is that they don’t appreciate his style of joke. ... Not ha-ha funny maybe, but no one had even smiled.
- 1998, 0813917980: Exploring the Literature of the Appalachian Trail I always thought of Thoreau’s puns as more clever than ha-ha funny.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: funny ha-ha
Antonyms: none provided
Alternative form of funny ha-ha.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Examples
- 1996, Ellen DeGeneres, My Point - And I Do Have One So (and this is the scary part), you’re in the backyard and you’re just about to doze off when you start feeling something kind of funny—not ha ha funny, but creepy weird funny.
- 2000, Gerald Nachman, Raised on Radio “I wanted to do a show that wasn’t ha-ha funny but peculiar funny.”
- 2003, Peter Hargitai, Attila: A Barbarian's Love Story “He’s a funny man. Not ha-ha funny, just crazy funny.
- 2004, Inside the Minds Stress does funny things to people. (No, not ha ha funny!)
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
