ha-ha

(hô'hô')
n.

1. A sound made in imitation of laughter.
2. ha-ha Slang. An instance of amusement. Often used in the plural: drove past the old school just for ha-has.

interj.
Used to express amusement or scorn.


ha-ha² (hä'hä') also haw-haw (hô'hô')
n.
See sunk fence.

[French, exclamation of surprise, ha-ha (from its being designed not to be seen until closely approached).]

noun

Words or actions intended to excite laughter or amusement: gag, jape, jest, joke, quip, witticism. Informal funny, gag. See laughter.

Landscape barrier in the form of a hidden trench. It is used in country estates as an alternative to fencing to keep livestock confined to their own grazing area and out of the gardens; it has the advantage of not interrupting the view from the house.

See the Abbreviations for further details.

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A barrier in the form of a trench; usually used to prevent livestock from crossing; a sunken fence.

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[fr. F. haha, an expression of surprise] a ditch with a retaining wall used to divide lands without defacing a landscape: sunk fence

A deep ditch surrounding the grounds of an 18th- or 19th- century English manor house, intended to keep animals out. It was built to be invisible from the house so as not to interrupt the view. A modern version, sometimes used by gardeners to keep deer out, is the cattle crossing grate.

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