hee-haw

hee-haw
hee-haw also heehaw, first recorded 1815 (as Hiu Haw), probably imitative of sound of donkey's bray (Cf. Fr. hinham). As "a loud laugh" from 1843.

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  • hee haw — I Scottish Vernacular Dictionary Nothing, zero, empty Example:Tony Blair kens hee haw aboot hee haw II Glesga Glossary Nothing, eg.you re getting hee haw …   English dialects glossary

  • hee-haw — 1. noun a) The cry of an ass or donkey. Apart from one cool fight sequence, she pretty much does hee haw just like Iron Man. b) Nothing. People like Dick Advocaat, who knew hee haw about Scottish footballs history, set about whittling away little …   Wiktionary

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