χάχας
Greek
Etymology
Onomatopoeic, from the laughing sound χα χα.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
χάχας • (cháchas) m (plural χάχες) (better transliterated as háhas)
- (familiar, colloquial) one who laughs unnecessarily
- booby, simpleton
- Τι γελάτε, ρε χάχες; ― Ti geláte, re cháches; ― What are you laughing at, you idiots?
Usage notes
- Plural is often used, but without genitive.
Declension
Declension of χάχας
Related terms
- χαχανητό n (chachanitó, “loud, prolonged laughing”)
- χαχανίζω (chachanízo, “laugh loudly, without stopping”)
- χαχάνισμα n (chachánisma, “loud, prolonged laughing”)
- χάχανο n (cháchano, “loud, prolonged laughing”)
References
- ^ χάχας - Babiniotis, Georgios (2008) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 3rd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.