Korean

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Etymology

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Originated around 2002 on the DC Inside website. Apparently originally a user's attempt at onomatopoeia for laughter.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ahaethaet
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ahaehhaeh
McCune–Reischauer?ahaethaet
Yale Romanization?ahayhhayh
  • The expression apparently had no clear pronunciation in practice. The syllable (haet) does not occur in any normal Korean word.

Interjection

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아햏햏 (ahaethaet)

  1. (dated, neologism, Internet slang) A term with no clear meaning. [less common after late 2000s]