Answer to "Derisive exclamation" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word HAH , but the solution may also be YAH which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in Chronicle of Higher Education).

Derisive exclamation crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
HAH	60 %	3
YAH	20 %	3
AHA	20 %	3

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Derisive exclamation

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• boo
• hoot
• boi
• booing
• noo
• yuk
• hiss
• yah
• gibe
• snort
• te-hee
• grimace

Crossword Answer definitions

HAH interjection

1. A representation of laughter.
2. An exclamation of triumph or discovery.
3. An exclamation of grief.
4. A sound of hesitation: er, um.

HAH interjection

1. Said when making a vigorous attack.

HAH interjection

1. (with falling pitch) used to express amusement or subtle surprise.
2. Used to express doubt or confusion.
3. (with rising pitch) Used to reinforce a question.
4. (with falling pitch) Used either to belittle the issuer of a statement/question, or sarcastically to indicate utter agreement, and that the statement being responded to is an extreme understatement. The intonation is changed to distinguish between the two meanings - implied dullness for belittlement, and feigned surprise for utter agreement.
5. (with rising pitch) Used to indicate that one did not hear what was said.
6. (with falling pitch) Used to create a tag question.

HAH noun

1. The fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

More crossword clues leading to the same solutions

Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution

More clues leading to the result HAH

• "I sincerely doubt that!"
• "That's a laugh!"
• "As if!"
• "I bet!"
• "So there!"
• "That's what you think!"
• "Yeah, right!"
• Laughable exclamation
• "I win! Suck it!"
• "Like THAT'S going to happen"

More clues leading to the result YAH

• "Uh-huh"
• Derisive expression
• "Boo-___!"
• Derisive exclamation
• Exclamation of derision
• Impatient exclamation
• Impatient snort
• "Fargo" affirmative
• Triumphant cry
• Cry of impatience

More clues leading to the result AHA

• "Caught you!"
• "Gotcha!"
• "Gotcha!" (1-2)
• Cry to the cookie-jar raider
• Discovery word
• Exclamation
• Exclamation of understanding
• Insight response
• Palindromic exclamation
• Sherlock's shout