last laugh
noun
: the satisfaction of ultimate triumph or success especially after being scorned or regarded as a failure
he got the last laugh on his early critics
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Trump lays out 5-word 'revenge' plan to get last laugh at his enemies after conviction.
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Fox News, 3 June 2024
Your extended last laugh on Too Old to Die Young still haunts me.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2024
Doncic and the Mavericks got last season’s last laugh by crushing the Suns in Game 7, 123-90.
—Dallas News, 5 Mar. 2023
Norm Macdonald is giving fans one last laugh.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 13 May 2022
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Fox News, 3 June 2024
Your extended last laugh on Too Old to Die Young still haunts me.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2024
Doncic and the Mavericks got last season’s last laugh by crushing the Suns in Game 7, 123-90.
—Dallas News, 5 Mar. 2023
Norm Macdonald is giving fans one last laugh.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 13 May 2022
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“Last laugh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20laugh. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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