for laughs
idiom
informal
: for amusement
The children were saying every word backward, just for laughs.
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Unfortunately, by taking part in this trend, parents are modeling how to tease someone for laughs and likes, and even possibly signaling to their kids that bullying is OK.
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 23 Apr. 2025
There are farts and burps for laughs, but mostly the show is about self-love and acceptance — about how goodness can and will prevail, even in the darkest of circumstances.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
The studio now seems to be playing the confusing name situation for laughs.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 17 Apr. 2025
Throughout, Snook hams for laughs, turning Wilde’s witticisms and epigrams into slapstick.
—Christian Lewis, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 23 Apr. 2025
There are farts and burps for laughs, but mostly the show is about self-love and acceptance — about how goodness can and will prevail, even in the darkest of circumstances.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
The studio now seems to be playing the confusing name situation for laughs.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 17 Apr. 2025
Throughout, Snook hams for laughs, turning Wilde’s witticisms and epigrams into slapstick.
—Christian Lewis, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for for laughs
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“For laughs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20laughs. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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