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Muahahaha or mehahaha? Hi all, for the evil laugh, how's the written form supposed to be? Is it muahahaha or mehahaha? Or others. Thanks for reading and I'd be glad to hear your opinions. Cheers!
Mar 13, 2020 4:28 PM
Answers · 5
It's not a real word. It's just a kind of joke or convention. On stage and in the movies, actors playing evil villains laugh in a wildly exaggerated, mocking way. These are attempts to represent the sound of the laugh phonetically. There isn't really any correct spelling. Personally, I happen to spell this as "Bwa-ha-ha!" but "Mwa-ha-ha!" is possible. The evil villain takes in a big breath of air in order to make a loud laugh. As his lips open, it makes a sound like the consonant "b" or "m." "U" and "w" are very similar, so "Mua-ha-ha" is possible. "Me-ha-ha" seems wrong to me, but someone might have used it. I separate the syllables with hyphens, partly because I think of the syllables as being widely separated, but they don't have to be. The only valid general rule in English is "check a dictionary." In this case, none of these are in dictionaries. They aren't real words. Spell them however you have seen them spelled. Other kinds of laughs are sometimes shown by spellings like "tee-hee" (for a small-half-suppressed giggle), "ho ho," "ha ha," and so on. Spelling, punctuation, and numbers of repetitions vary. "Ho ho ho!" "Hah hah!" "Tee hee hee," and so on.
March 13, 2020
Hi, Jacob and Nanren888, thank you for your opinions. I really appreciate it. :))
March 14, 2020
It's not really a word but out of the two options given it would be "muahahaha"
March 14, 2020
Pronunciation of non-words will vary significantly with language background and accent. Very unlikely to get the result you want without knowing the audience. The contrast in even just American accents from different areas is significant without considering international differences.
March 13, 2020
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