ha, ha

Definitions

Interjection. [B2]

Examples

“Ha, ha, come⟳ you here, this fellow in the ſellerige, / Here conſent to ſweare.”

“'Ha, ha, Patie lad!' quo Bessie Elliot, a free-spoken Liddesdale hempy, 'there's a wife com'd for ye the night, Patie lad.'”

“["]She was as proud as t' other in her way," said the old woman, touching the face⟳ of her daughter fearfully, and withdrawing her hand, "for all she's so quiet now; but she'll shame 'em with her good looks, yet. Ha, ha! She'll shame 'em, will my handsome daughter!"”

“The elmtree of old felt lonely and cold / When wintry winds blew high, / And, looking below, he saw⟳ in the snow⟳ / The ivy wandering nigh, / And he said, Come⟳ twine with those tendrils of thine / My scathed and frozen form⟳, / For heart and hand together we’ll stand⟳ / And mock at the baffled storm, / Ha, ha! Together.”

“'[…] Human laws we respect⟳—ha, ha!—you and I, because they subserve our convenience, and just so long. When they tend⟳ to our destruction, 'tis, of course, another thing.'”

“He bewent speedily, and as he vanished I heard him again calling, "Not she, not she! Ha, ha!"”

““Yes, I'll make⟳ Simpledoria get⟳ out of the way. Come⟳ here, Simpledoria. Now, Bill, put⟳ your heels together on the edge of the walk⟳. That's right. All ready? Now then! One for the money—two for the show⟳—three to make⟳ ready—and four for to GO!” Another silence. “By jingo, Bill Hammersley, you've beat⟳ me! Ha, ha! That was a jump⟳! What say⟳?””

“'Yes, a chef.' 'A chef? Ahh so. You are Fanny Claddock! Ha, ha!' 'Ha, ha!' 'You are chef in restaurant?' 'No.' 'What location you chefing?'”

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