ha meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

ha

intjalso spelled Ha

/hɑː/ · [ha(ː)]

Etymology Attested early 14th century, of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Danish ha, Dutch ha, Finnish ha, Hungarian ha, Latin ha, Latvian ha, Swedish ha.

A representation of laughter.

Ha, ha, ha! That’s funny.

An exclamation of triumph or discovery.

Ha! Checkmate!

Archaic An exclamation of grief.

Dated A sound of hesitation: er, um.

Related terms: ah, aha, funny ha-ha, hah, haha, ha-ha, ha-ha funny, ha ha Herman, ha ha only serious, ha-ha pigeon, haw, he, heh, ho, hoo-ha, muahahaha, yeeha

Ha

noun

An ethnic and linguistic group based in Kigoma Region in western Tanzania.

ha

intj

Etymology Onomatopoeic.

Said when making a vigorous attack.

"That's well. Well," cried he, now for my turn. Ha! a hit! a hit!"1844 September, E.M. Walley, “Eighteen Months in Russia”, in The Covenant: A Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Cause of Odd-fellowship, volume 3, number 9, page 395:
I hit a cross-court forehand. “Ha ha haa. Great! Say, usin' cross-courts and angles like that is how O'Bramowitts beat Riggs."1988, Albemarle - Issues 3-7, page 49:

3 more examples

Mona: Hee! Ha! Ho! Ha! The brain buffet is closed, buddy! Take that! And this!1999, Mona the Vampire, "Attack of the Living Scarecrow" (season 1, episode 1a)
Ha! Take that, you ugly, stupid devil, you.2008, Sheryl Foulk Rogers-Ramirez, Look What God Did for Our Marriage, page 37:
'I'm armed, you lot. And if you think you can take me alive . . . Ha! Take that! And that! And that!'2009, Elizabeth George, In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner:

ha

noun

Etymology Borrowed from Egyptian ḥꜥ.

Human sciences, Mysticism, Mythology, Philosophy, Sciences Egypt The sum of bodily parts; the physical body.

Related terms: Altamaha-ha, ha-cha-cha, kig ha farz

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