hee-haw

Questions about hee-haw

What does hee-haw mean?

hee-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 hee-haw?

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

What is another word for hee-haw?

Close synonyms include horselaugh, ha-ha, haw-haw, bray. 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 hee-haw a common word?

hee-haw is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.