for laughs
idiom
informal
: for amusement
The children were saying every word backward, just for laughs.
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When a reporter asked if the NFL star thought about whether the Christmas Day matchup would be his final game on home turf, Kelce played the room for laughs.
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
Maybe they’re played a little bit more for laughs.
—Susan Morrison, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
There's room for laughs amid the tears and smiles amid the frowns.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Like in One Battle After Another, DiCaprio played buffoonish and vaguely incompetent, but Scorsese doesn’t weaponize his ignorance for laughs.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
Maybe they’re played a little bit more for laughs.
—Susan Morrison, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
There's room for laughs amid the tears and smiles amid the frowns.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Like in One Battle After Another, DiCaprio played buffoonish and vaguely incompetent, but Scorsese doesn’t weaponize his ignorance for laughs.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 26 Sep. 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 13 Jan. 2026.
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