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Definitions

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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The effect is a little schizoid, however, and it’s hard to know how to take the series at first, what’s meant to be funny ha-ha and what’s meant to be funny strange.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 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

Equal parts funny ha-ha and kinda-makes-you-stop-and-think, this was a delightful way to trade our rabbit hole for a wormhole, if only for a change in perspective.

From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2020

But “SAM” is not sad, or funny ha-ha.

From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2020

“He meant unusual funny, not ha-ha funny,” explained her mother.

From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar