laugh off
verb
laughed off; laughing off; laughs off
: to minimize by treating as amusingly or absurdly trivial
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And, according to my daughter, another teacher just laughed off a kid who attempted to scooch out of their room.
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 16 Dec. 2024
Camp now laughs off the May-December pairing as a joke that went too far.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
The other debutante, for her part, laughed off the moment.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Miller laughed off suggestions Newcastle will be moving far afield, such as to Murrayfield, in Edinburgh, even temporarily.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 16 Dec. 2024
Camp now laughs off the May-December pairing as a joke that went too far.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
The other debutante, for her part, laughed off the moment.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Miller laughed off suggestions Newcastle will be moving far afield, such as to Murrayfield, in Edinburgh, even temporarily.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Laugh off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laugh%20off. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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