laugh off
verb
laughed off; laughing off; laughs off
: to minimize by treating as amusingly or absurdly trivial
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Jennifer Lopez laughed off Craig Melvin's very direct line of questioning while promoting her new film Kiss of the Spider Woman.
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Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
Lopez laughed off the moment, before giving her ex-husband his props.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Healey nearly laughed off a question last week from a Herald reporter about her stance on a new flag.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Uğuz laughs off the suggestion of any mystery here.
—Barry Neild, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
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Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
Lopez laughed off the moment, before giving her ex-husband his props.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Healey nearly laughed off a question last week from a Herald reporter about her stance on a new flag.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Uğuz laughs off the suggestion of any mystery here.
—Barry Neild, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Laugh off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laugh%20off. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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