haw-haw

Questions about haw-haw

What does haw-haw mean?

haw-haw means "a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in haw-haw?

haw-haw has 2 syllables: ha-w-haw. The stress falls on "ha".

What is another word for haw-haw?

Close synonyms include hee-haw, horselaugh, ha-ha, sunk fence, ha-ha. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is haw-haw a common word?

haw-haw is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.