Meaning of ha, ha | Babel Free

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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