for a laugh
idiom
chiefly British, informal
: for amusement
The children were saying every word backward, just for a laugh.
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Those titles are used for a laugh or to punctuate a point, as a transition, and even just as a device to keep your eyes on the screen.
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Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 3 Feb. 2025
No one even coughed, lest it be mistaken for a laugh.
—Jack Handey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
And even if Almodóvar goes for a laugh here or there, overall the tone of The Room Next Door is a bit somber—almost like a black comedy, but not quite.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 3 Sep. 2024
Doolan’s family is left only with fond memories of their little brother pretending to be a superhero while riding his bike, willing to do anything for a laugh.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 13 May 2024
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Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 3 Feb. 2025
No one even coughed, lest it be mistaken for a laugh.
—Jack Handey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
And even if Almodóvar goes for a laugh here or there, overall the tone of The Room Next Door is a bit somber—almost like a black comedy, but not quite.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 3 Sep. 2024
Doolan’s family is left only with fond memories of their little brother pretending to be a superhero while riding his bike, willing to do anything for a laugh.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 13 May 2024
See All Example Sentences for for a laugh
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“For a laugh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20a%20laugh. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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