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Recent Examples of ha-ha
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?
—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
Photo : Will Eastwick-Field; Savills Terraced lawns lead to a ha-ha at the garden’s southern edge.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 May 2025
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
Photo : Will Eastwick-Field; Savills Terraced lawns lead to a ha-ha at the garden’s southern edge.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ha-ha
Noun
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Install an Ant Moat Ant moats are little basins that hold water that are hung above hummingbird feeders.—
Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
7 Feb. 2026
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Impact on China services, capital expenditure volatility, lack of a real moat like ASML.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The woman charged in connection with the death of a newborn baby whose body was found 24 years ago in a ditch in Johnson County has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, officials announced Thursday.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The branch of McCoys Creek that cuts through Hollybrook Park in the North Riverside neighborhood resembles a ditch more than a natural stream.—
David Bauerlein,
Florida Times-Union,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Stepping out to go shopping in Los Angeles, Jenner updated her classic trench and jeans formula with a little twist.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
8 Feb. 2026
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Go for classic khaki and a silhouette that's tailored but not too tight, like this longline trench on sale now at Nordstrom.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Ha-ha.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ha-ha. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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