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Interestingly enough, I use "Haha" to denote sincere laughing. Mischievous laughing goes as "Hehe"; imitating an overweight person goes "Hoho" and normally imitating a timid person (or a woman, and I swear they are not related!) goes as "Hihi."

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I use "heh" to denote "I read your message, but I'm busy and I need you to stop talking to me". "I read your message, and I was mildly amused, but not enough to continue talking" is "hah". "I actually thought that was funny, but I'm still busy" is "haha". Real, actual laughter that wants to continue the conversation is "hahaha".

I'm 32.

I thought this was a secret code only I knew. Now I have to conjure a different way of subliminally communicating my indisposure to chatty friends.

Also, "hehe" means "only mildly amusing, but I'm not busy so I'll keep talking". (Unless you say "hehe" after something you wrote yourself, in which case it's creepy.)

I'm 29.

Likewise, I only use "Haha" for things that are truly funny. "lol" is reserved primarially to lend a degree of self-awareness to a particularly absurd or stupid statement that I say or recieve.

I only say 'lol' ironically.

Interestingly, I use 'lol' "seriously", and use 'heh' and 'hehe' ironically.

I always use eh, like I'm kind of laughing but kind of not impressed. Keeps them on their toes.

I almost always only use it with a unwritten accent like when it's said in triumph, writing "Haha" but meaning "Ha HAH!"

> normally imitating a timid person (or a woman, and I swear they are not related!) goes as "Hihi."

Or a ham radio operator, HI HI.

My sentiments exactly. I'm 30.

Me too, but I'm only 23.

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