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Meaning 1
An onomatopoeic representation of laughter.
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Standard Lemma guide
haha
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noun
Meaning 2
A type of boundary to a garden, pleasure-ground, or park, designed not to interrupt the view and to be invisible until closely approached.
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noun
Meaning 3
A large leafy Hawaiian plant, Gunnera petaloidea.
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Usage: uncountable
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verb
Meaning 4
To laugh.
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History
Etymology
From Middle English haha, ha ha, from Old English ha ha (interjection), ultimately onomatopoeic. Compare Old Frisian haha (interjection), Middle Low German hahā, hahahā (interjection), Middle High German hahā, haha (interjection), all expressions of joy or of laughter.
Borrowed from French haha. The French term attested 1686 in toponyms in New France (present-day Quebec); compare modern Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!. Usual etymology is that an expression of surprise – “ha ha” or “ah! ah!” is exclaimed on encountering such a boundary. In France this is traditionally attributed to the reaction of Louis, Grand Dauphin to encountering such a feature in the gardens of the Château de Meudon. The English term attested 1712, in translation by John James of French La theorie et la pratique du jardinage (1709) by Dezallier d'Argenville: Grills of iron are very necessary ornaments in the lines of walks, to extend the view, and to show the country to advantage. At present we frequently make thoroughviews, called Ah, Ah, which are openings in the walls, without grills, to the very level of the walks, with a large and deep ditch at the foot of them, lined on both sides to sustain the earth, and prevent the getting over; which surprises the eye upon coming near it, and makes one laugh, Ha! Ha! from where it takes its name. This sort of opening is haha, on some occasions, to be preferred, for that it does not at all interrupt the prospect, as the bars of a grill do.
Borrowed from Hawaiian hāhā.
Across languages
Translations
87 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Antillean Creole: kyakya — representation of laughter
- Arabic: هَهَهَ (hahaha) — representation of laughter
- Arabic: خَخَخَ (ḵaḵaḵa) — representation of laughter
- Arabic: هَاهَا (hāhā) — representation of laughter
- Armenian: հահա (haha) — representation of laughter
- Basque: karkarkar — representation of laughter
- Bulgarian: ха-ха (ha-ha) — representation of laughter
- Catalan: ha ha — representation of laughter
- Chinese Mandarin: 哈哈 (hāhā) — representation of laughter
- Chinese Mandarin: 呵呵 (hēhē) — representation of laughter
- Chinese Mandarin: 嘻嘻 (xīxī) — representation of laughter
- Danish: ha — representation of laughter
- Danish: ha ha — representation of laughter
- Danish: hæhæ — representation of laughter
- Dutch: haha — representation of laughter
- Esperanto: haha — representation of laughter
- Esperanto: ĥaĥa — representation of laughter
- Finnish: ha-ha — representation of laughter
- French: haha — representation of laughter
- German: haha — representation of laughter
- Greek: χαχα (chacha) — representation of laughter
- Ancient Greek: ἃ ἅ (hà há) — representation of laughter
- Hebrew: חחח (kha-kha-kha) — representation of laughter
- Hebrew: חָה־חָה־חָה (kha-kha-kha) — representation of laughter
- Hungarian: haha — representation of laughter
- Icelandic: haha — representation of laughter
- Indonesian: wkwkwk — representation of laughter
- Italian: ahah — representation of laughter
- Japanese: わはは (wahaha) — representation of laughter
- Japanese: あはは (ahaha) — representation of laughter
- Japanese: ハハハ (hahaha) — representation of laughter
- Japanese: 呵呵 (kaka) — representation of laughter
- Korean: 하하 (haha) — representation of laughter
- Korean: ᄏᄏᄏ (keukeukeu) — representation of laughter
- Latin: hahahae — representation of laughter
- Macedonian: хаха (haha) — representation of laughter
- Macedonian: ха-ха (ha-ha) — representation of laughter
- Macedonian: ха ха — representation of laughter
- Malay: kahkah — representation of laughter
- Marathi: हा हा (hā hā) — representation of laughter
- Marathi: ही ही (hī hī) — representation of laughter
- Marathi: खी खी (khī khī) — representation of laughter
- Marathi: खे खे (khe khe) — representation of laughter
- Norwegian: hehe — representation of laughter
- Norwegian: haha — representation of laughter
- Norwegian: hihi — representation of laughter
- Norwegian: hoho — representation of laughter
- Persian: ها ها (hâ hâ) — representation of laughter
- Polish: ha ha — representation of laughter
- Polish: he he — representation of laughter
- Polish: hi hi — representation of laughter
- Portuguese: haha — representation of laughter
- Portuguese: kkk — representation of laughter
- Portuguese: hue — representation of laughter
- Russian: ха-ха (xa-xa) — representation of laughter
- Russian: хи-хи (xi-xi) — representation of laughter
- Russian: хе-хе (xe-xe) — representation of laughter
- Russian: хо-хо (xo-xo) — representation of laughter
- Russian: ахаха (axaxa) — representation of laughter
- Russian: бхаха (bxaxa) — representation of laughter
- Russian: мбхаха (mbxaxa) — representation of laughter
- Russian: ухаха (uxaxa) — representation of laughter
- Russian: охохо (oxoxo) — representation of laughter
- Russian: ихихи (ixixi) — representation of laughter
- Russian: ухуху (uxuxu) — representation of laughter
- Russian: агага (agaga) — representation of laughter
- Russian: ыгыгы (ygygy) — representation of laughter
- Russian: ыыы (yyy) — representation of laughter
- Serbo-Croatian: haha — representation of laughter
- Spanish: jaja — representation of laughter
- Swedish: haha — representation of laughter
- Swedish: hihi — representation of laughter
- Swedish: håhå — representation of laughter
- Swedish: höhö — representation of laughter
- Thai: 555 (hâa-hâa-hâa) — representation of laughter
- Thai: ฮ่าๆ (hâa-hâa) — representation of laughter
- Turkish: haha — representation of laughter
- Turkish: hehe — representation of laughter
- Vietnamese: ha ha — representation of laughter
- Vietnamese: há há — representation of laughter
- Vietnamese: hi hi — representation of laughter
- Vietnamese: hí hí — representation of laughter
- Vietnamese: hờ hờ — representation of laughter
- Vietnamese: hô hố — representation of laughter
- Vietnamese: he he — representation of laughter
- Vietnamese: a hi hi — representation of laughter
- Vietnamese: khà khà — representation of laughter