- 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 — war eine US amerikanische Fernsehserie, die wöchentlich vom 15. Juni 1969 bis 27. Dezember 1992 ausgestrahlt wurde und die hauptsächlich auf ein ländliches Publikum abzielte. Die Show bestand aus einer Mischung aus traditioneller Country Musik… … Deutsch Wikipedia
hee-haw — n. a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing. Syn: horselaugh, ha ha, haw haw. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hee-haw — v. i. to bray in the manner of a donkey. Syn: bray. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hee-haw — [ hi ,hɔ ] noun count the sound made by a DONKEY ╾ hee ,haw verb intransitive … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hee|haw — «HEE H», noun, verb. –n. 1. the braying sound made by a donkey: »asinine heehaws (Robert Browning). 2. a loud, coarse laugh. –v.i. 1. to make the braying sound of a donkey. 2. to laugh loudly and coarsely. ╂[imitative] … Useful english dictionary
hee-haw — ► NOUN ▪ the loud, harsh cry of a donkey or mule. ► VERB ▪ make such a cry … English terms dictionary
Hee Haw — Infobox Television show name = Hee Haw caption = genre = Comedy creator = Frank Peppiatt John Aylesworth Bernie Brillstein developer = presenter = Buck Owens, Roy Clark starring = voices = narrated = theme music composer = opentheme = endtheme =… … Wikipedia
Hee Haw (EP) — Infobox Album | Name = Hee Haw Type = EP Artist = The Boys Next Door Released = 1979 Recorded = 1979 Genre = Post punk Length = Label = Missing Link Producer = The Boys Next Door Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5… … Wikipedia
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
