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Definition of hee-haw in English: hee-hawnoun ˈhiːhɔːˈhi ˌhɔ 1The loud, harsh cry of a donkey or mule. the burros brayed in raucous stentorian hee-haws Example sentencesExamples - She began laughing in an obnoxious way, sounding like a mix between a donkey hee-haw and a pig snort.
- She imitates his nasal hee-haw very loudly and we look on, aghast.
- He let out a hee-haw of pain as we dragged him on his stomach away from the hole.
- One particular group of males perched behind us had particularly irritating mating calls, responding to the incessant female cries with various forms of donkey-like hee-haws.
- This set Dave off so badly that he started up the hee-haw again.
- To the northwest, the donkey will hee-haw, hee-haw, hee-haw for maybe fifteen seconds.
- 1.1US informal as modifier Relating to or denoting unsophisticated rural humour and attitudes.
an Elvis-loving hee-haw governor Example sentencesExamples - This seemed to strike a funny cord in Jake, because he began laughing in an almost hee-haw kind of cackling.
- If you aren't prepared for a big dose of early-60's style hee-haw music, don't buy this album.
- When the national media deigned to pay any attention to it, it was invariably with snobbish disdain, hee-haw chuckling at the hillbilly music of athletics.
- Those who look past the stereotypes about the oil-rich hee-haw Texans coming to town will see a strong political conservative focus in the new administration, determinedly applied.
- The hee-haw stuff is also mixed with earnest stuff: ‘I'm always amazed by our salespeople's acumen.’
- This hee-haw fellow resonated with youngsters.
- Little things start to annoy them - the height of the rough, the same old lunch menu, the hee-haw laugh of a certain fellow member.
- This is a hee-haw sitcom with a supporting cast of caricatures.
verbˈhiːhɔːˈhi ˌhɔ [no object]Make the loud, harsh cry of a donkey or mule. the hee-hawing of the mules Example sentencesExamples - My memories of him will be as the little chatterbox, cracking the one liners, hee-hawing uncontrollably.
- The gang laughed and hee-hawed, stomped and danced and chanted a good-night prayer.
Origin Early 19th century: imitative. Definition of hee-haw in US English: hee-hawnounˈhē ˌhôˈhi ˌhɔ 1The loud, harsh cry of a donkey or mule. Example sentencesExamples - She imitates his nasal hee-haw very loudly and we look on, aghast.
- This set Dave off so badly that he started up the hee-haw again.
- He let out a hee-haw of pain as we dragged him on his stomach away from the hole.
- To the northwest, the donkey will hee-haw, hee-haw, hee-haw for maybe fifteen seconds.
- One particular group of males perched behind us had particularly irritating mating calls, responding to the incessant female cries with various forms of donkey-like hee-haws.
- She began laughing in an obnoxious way, sounding like a mix between a donkey hee-haw and a pig snort.
- 1.1US informal as modifier Relating to or denoting unsophisticated rural humor and attitudes.
Example sentencesExamples - Those who look past the stereotypes about the oil-rich hee-haw Texans coming to town will see a strong political conservative focus in the new administration, determinedly applied.
- The hee-haw stuff is also mixed with earnest stuff: ‘I'm always amazed by our salespeople's acumen.’
- This seemed to strike a funny cord in Jake, because he began laughing in an almost hee-haw kind of cackling.
- Little things start to annoy them - the height of the rough, the same old lunch menu, the hee-haw laugh of a certain fellow member.
- When the national media deigned to pay any attention to it, it was invariably with snobbish disdain, hee-haw chuckling at the hillbilly music of athletics.
- This is a hee-haw sitcom with a supporting cast of caricatures.
- This hee-haw fellow resonated with youngsters.
- If you aren't prepared for a big dose of early-60's style hee-haw music, don't buy this album.
verbˈhē ˌhôˈhi ˌhɔ [no object]Make the loud, harsh cry of a donkey or mule. Example sentencesExamples - My memories of him will be as the little chatterbox, cracking the one liners, hee-hawing uncontrollably.
- The gang laughed and hee-hawed, stomped and danced and chanted a good-night prayer.
Origin Early 19th century: imitative. |