HAHA

Etymology 1

Interjection

haha (with as many extra ‘ha’s as needed for emphasis)

An onomatopoeic representation of laughter.

Etymology 2

Noun

haha

Type of boundary to a garden, pleasure-ground, or park, designed not to interrupt the view and to be invisible until closely approached.

Source: Wiktionary


Ha-ha", n. Etym: [See Haw-haw.]

Definition: A sunk fence; a fence, wall, or ditch, not visible till one is close upon it. [Written also haw-haw.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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