variants
or haha
or ha-ha
—used to express amusement or derision
Examples of ha ha in a Sentence
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Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
In 1997, one day after Riordan launched a crackdown on the 18th Street gang, taggers vandalized the place but ha ha, the joke was on them — Riordan didn’t live there.
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Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
17 July 2024
Unfortunately, the whole enterprise is just one string of fat jokes (Homer eats a Facts of Life reunion, ha ha), concluding with an eating-the-homeless gag that the show seems to sign off on uncritically.
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Dennis Perkins,
EW.com,
30 Oct. 2022
Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
15 June 2026
Great roles and performances, but, ha-ha, Phoenix earned his first Academy Award for Joker in 2020.
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Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Mar. 2026
But funny ha-ha peculiar, just like the director.
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John Waters,
Vulture,
3 Dec. 2025
Is there anything in the wings at the IRS that will provide some guidance as to the taxable or nontaxable (ha-ha) nature of that lump sum?
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Liz Weston,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
Not so much ha-ha funny as smart funny, which is probably for the best.
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Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Naked Gun showed that there remains a ceiling with broad comedies in the streaming era, specifically titles that aren’t hybrid (hybrid meaning a movie like Deadpool & Wolverine which is half superhero, half ha-ha).
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Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
1 Sep. 2025
He’s also involved in some dodgy side hustles, which leads to a lot of peripheral gunplay and tangential, ha-ha–bang-bang set pieces that feel cherry-picked from Coen’s back catalog.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 Aug. 2025
Not ha-ha funny but rather the hard-to-define, hard-to-precisely-quantify, kind of funny, like how the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle is funny.
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Seth Matlins,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Interjection
The silly Tampa Bay Rays just sold him to the White Sox before the season, ha ha.
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Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
In 1997, one day after Riordan launched a crackdown on the 18th Street gang, taggers vandalized the place but ha ha, the joke was on them — Riordan didn’t live there.
—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
17 July 2024
Unfortunately, the whole enterprise is just one string of fat jokes (Homer eats a Facts of Life reunion, ha ha), concluding with an eating-the-homeless gag that the show seems to sign off on uncritically.
—
Dennis Perkins,
EW.com,
30 Oct. 2022
Noun
Workers repairing a ha-ha, a ditch traditionally used to contain livestock without interrupting the view across an estate, uncovered a tunnel entrance, along with Tudor-era artifacts including pottery, bones, and glass bottles.
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Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
15 June 2026
Great roles and performances, but, ha-ha, Phoenix earned his first Academy Award for Joker in 2020.
—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Mar. 2026
But funny ha-ha peculiar, just like the director.
—
John Waters,
Vulture,
3 Dec. 2025
Is there anything in the wings at the IRS that will provide some guidance as to the taxable or nontaxable (ha-ha) nature of that lump sum?
—
Liz Weston,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
Not so much ha-ha funny as smart funny, which is probably for the best.
—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Naked Gun showed that there remains a ceiling with broad comedies in the streaming era, specifically titles that aren’t hybrid (hybrid meaning a movie like Deadpool & Wolverine which is half superhero, half ha-ha).
—
Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
1 Sep. 2025
He’s also involved in some dodgy side hustles, which leads to a lot of peripheral gunplay and tangential, ha-ha–bang-bang set pieces that feel cherry-picked from Coen’s back catalog.
—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 Aug. 2025
Not ha-ha funny but rather the hard-to-define, hard-to-precisely-quantify, kind of funny, like how the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle is funny.
—
Seth Matlins,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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“Ha ha.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ha%20ha. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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