laugh off
verb
laughed off; laughing off; laughs off
: to minimize by treating as amusingly or absurdly trivial
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While no one ever fully laughed off Windey this season, there was a clear sense that she and her fellow Bambis were not taken seriously.
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Alex Zaragoza, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
In an interview, Levine Cava laughed off a question about running for governor.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
Du Plessis has laughed off Muhammad's recent comments about stepping up to challenge him for the UFC middleweight title.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
Seinfeld laughed off the experience and continued clapping, but Littrell wasn't done.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 15 Feb. 2025
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Alex Zaragoza, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
In an interview, Levine Cava laughed off a question about running for governor.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
Du Plessis has laughed off Muhammad's recent comments about stepping up to challenge him for the UFC middleweight title.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
Seinfeld laughed off the experience and continued clapping, but Littrell wasn't done.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Laugh off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laugh%20off. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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