dahak

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Pronunciations

dahak (DAH-hak) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A joke.

  • n. Someone or something who is funny.

Example Sentences

  • "I played that practical joke just for the dahak."

  • "Did you see Ikey goofing around at the party? He is such a dahak."

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Languages of Origin

  • Arabic / Judeo-Arabic

Etymology

  • Classical Arabic ضحك aḍ-ḍaḥak 'to laugh; laughter'

      • Who Uses This

      • Syrian: Jews with recent ancestry in Syria

      Regions

      • North America

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