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Aside from being a waste of time (and in some cases, extra money), laughing gas also comes with serious safety risks to consider.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 9 Sep. 2024
Hard to know who’d lost thousands at craps or knocked off a cannister of laughing gas.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
In the video game, players navigate the Joker's funhouse to stop him from releasing his toxic laughing gas.
—Melania Hidalgo, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024
In 1975, Ross died from an overdose after inhaling too much laughing gas.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 17 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1818, in the meaning defined above
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“Laughing gas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laughing%20gas. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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