"ㅎㅎ" meaning in Korean

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Interjection

Forms: hh [romanization]
Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Compare e.g. English haha. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|ko}} Onomatopoeic, {{cog|en|haha}} English haha Head templates: {{ko-interjection}} ㅎㅎ • (hh)
  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) haha, lol; used to represent laughter, or simply added to soften the tone of the message Tags: Internet Synonyms: ㅋㅋㅋ Related terms: ㅎㅎㅎ (hhh)

Download JSON data for ㅎㅎ meaning in Korean (1.5kB)

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        ],
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          "lol",
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      ],
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        {
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          "word": "ㅎㅎㅎ"
        }
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          "word": "ㅋㅋㅋ"
        }
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          "text messaging",
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        ],
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          "haha"
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