haw-haw
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.80 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
intj
Alternative form of ha ha (“laughter”) (sometimes suggesting an upper-class British accent)
verb
Alternative form of ha-ha (“to laugh”).
Example Sentences
- "One line of steps we traced from the spot to the haw-haw; they were very distinct upon the turf; the heel was toward the haw-haw, the toe toward the spot where the murder was committed."
- "[…] there were three hundred yards or so of meadow ending in a haw-haw, and then a low courtyard wall."
- ""Bless thy simplicity, Tess," said her companions. "He's got his market-nitch. Haw-haw!""