laugh off

verb

laughed off; laughing off; laughs off

transitive verb

: to minimize by treating as amusingly or absurdly trivial

Examples of laugh off in a Sentence

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Tom Brady laughed off a question about his former coach Bill Belichick's relationship. Natasha Dye, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025 Locals like Alex Novoa, my surf instructor and founder of Surfing Your Fears, accept Bitcoin as payment for classes but laugh off the crypto hype. Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025 The part of the honeymoon that was harder to laugh off was the feeling that this might be our last vacation together, the beginning of the end. Devon Fredericksen, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025 The unknowing reporter, Taylor Wirth of NBC Sports, was able to quickly laugh off the all-too-relatable blunder after the clip made the rounds on social media. Natasha Dye, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for laugh off

Word History

First Known Use

1676, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of laugh off was in 1676

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“Laugh off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laugh%20off. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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