haw-haw

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variant of ha-ha:2

haw-haw

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noun

(ˈ)hȯ¦hȯ

plural -s

: a deep or especially loud boisterous laugh : guffaw

haw-haw

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intransitive verb

"

-ed/-ing/-s

: to laugh in haw-haws : guffaw

haw-haw

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adjective

ˈhȯ¦hȯ

: marked by or given to the use of frequent haws as a habit or affectation of speech often associated with a southern British upper-class speech

that famous haw-haw English accent

—J. B. Priestley

a kind of haw-haw way of talking

—Clements Ripley

Word History

Etymology

Noun

imitative

Adjective

reduplication of haw entry 4

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