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laugh noun. [lɑ:f] L17.
[from the verb.]
The action of laughing; inclination to laugh. rare. L17.
S. J. Duncan Mr. Pratte had very blue eyes with a great deal of laugh in them.
A burst of laughter; a bout of laughing. Also, a person's characteristic manner of laughing. E18.
barrel of laughs: see BARREL noun. for laughs, for a laugh merely for one's amusement or as a joke. get the laugh on, get the laugh over = have the laugh on below. good for a laugh that can be trusted to raise a laugh. have the last laugh be vindicated after being initially held up to ridicule. have the laugh on, have the laugh over be in a position to enjoy the discomfiture of (an opponent). have the laugh on one's side be in a position to enjoy the discomfiture of an opponent. holy laugh: see HOLY adjective. play for laughs: see PLAY verb. raise a laugh: see RAISE verb. the laugh is on me the tables are turned and now I am the person exposed to ridicule.
J. Austen Elinor could have forgiven everything but her laugh.
a. A laughing-stock. rare. E19.
b. An amusing thing, circumstance, or person; (freq. iron.) a joke. colloq. L19.
Comb.: laugh-line (a) Theatrical a comic line received with laughter; (b) = laughter-line s.v. LAUGHTER noun1; laugh track a recording of audience laughter added to a soundtrack.