hah
interj.interj. a short sound you make when you laugh or feel surprised. It is often written as 'ha' or 'haha'.
interj. an exclamation expressing laughter, amusement, or mild surprise. Typically written as 'ha' or repeated as 'haha' in informal text.
She let out a soft hah when she heard the joke.
He gave a nervous hah before starting his presentation to the large group.
The audience responded with a collective hah, breaking the tension that had built during the long silence.
Borrowed from Hokkien 哈 (hâⁿ).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Last updated May 5, 2026