for a laugh
idiom
chiefly British, informal
: for amusement
The children were saying every word backward, just for a laugh.
Examples of for a laugh in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Somebody sends a camera up on a drone, for a laugh, to capture Sol on her perch.
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Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2024
Minhaj, 37, was the subject of debate last week for occasionally exaggerating harrowing experiences for a laugh, further fueling the debate that Goldberg felt compelled to address on the ABC talk show.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2023
Listening to podcasts is another option, follow your favorite topic—from cooking to comedy—to learn something new or just for a laugh.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 26 July 2023
Calle, unflappable save for a laugh that lands somewhere between a scream and a gasp, disagreed.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2023
Powerful people who should know better and college students looking for a laugh have all donned some form of blackface, even very recently.
—Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 27 July 2020
In short, Perrotta never sells Tracy out for a laugh.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 11 May 2022
Countless diners have tossed coins into the bowl, perhaps for a laugh, maybe as a genuine offering to the gods, maybe both.
—Washington Post, 16 June 2021
Demand for a laugh has been strong amid the slog of COVID-19, and consumers were particularly keen to return to public spaces in the first half of 2022.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 2 Feb. 2023
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2024
Minhaj, 37, was the subject of debate last week for occasionally exaggerating harrowing experiences for a laugh, further fueling the debate that Goldberg felt compelled to address on the ABC talk show.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2023
Listening to podcasts is another option, follow your favorite topic—from cooking to comedy—to learn something new or just for a laugh.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 26 July 2023
Calle, unflappable save for a laugh that lands somewhere between a scream and a gasp, disagreed.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2023
Powerful people who should know better and college students looking for a laugh have all donned some form of blackface, even very recently.
—Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 27 July 2020
In short, Perrotta never sells Tracy out for a laugh.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 11 May 2022
Countless diners have tossed coins into the bowl, perhaps for a laugh, maybe as a genuine offering to the gods, maybe both.
—Washington Post, 16 June 2021
Demand for a laugh has been strong amid the slog of COVID-19, and consumers were particularly keen to return to public spaces in the first half of 2022.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 2 Feb. 2023
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