laugh off
verb
laughed off; laughing off; laughs off
: to minimize by treating as amusingly or absurdly trivial
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Later, the Knicks forward and the Magic star were seen laughing off the strange moment.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
Some people will laugh off that idea; greatness is hard to define in an age when everyone has their own criteria for that label.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
As Washington approached, the photographer tried to laugh off the confrontation and put his hands around the actor’s arm.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025
In a recent Instagram post, Kardashian laughed off negative reviews of the show, which also stars Sarah Paulson, Naomi Watts and Glenn Close, has been receiving from fans.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
Some people will laugh off that idea; greatness is hard to define in an age when everyone has their own criteria for that label.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
As Washington approached, the photographer tried to laugh off the confrontation and put his hands around the actor’s arm.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025
In a recent Instagram post, Kardashian laughed off negative reviews of the show, which also stars Sarah Paulson, Naomi Watts and Glenn Close, has been receiving from fans.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
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“Laugh off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laugh%20off. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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