"hee haw" meaning in English

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Interjection

Head templates: {{head|en|interjection}} hee haw
  1. Alternative spelling of hee-haw Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hee-haw
    Sense id: en-hee_haw-en-intj-sm03tu5g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 31 6 32

Noun

Forms: hee haws [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hee haw (plural hee haws)
  1. Alternative spelling of hee-haw Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hee-haw
    Sense id: en-hee_haw-en-noun-sm03tu5g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 31 6 32
  2. (countable) A braying laugh. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-hee_haw-en-noun-JG8byIz6

Verb

Forms: hee haws [present, singular, third-person], hee hawing [participle, present], hee hawed [participle, past], hee hawed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} hee haw (third-person singular simple present hee haws, present participle hee hawing, simple past and past participle hee hawed)
  1. Alternative spelling of hee-haw Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hee-haw
    Sense id: en-hee_haw-en-verb-sm03tu5g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 31 6 32

Inflected forms

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