for laughs
idiom
informal
: for amusement
The children were saying every word backward, just for laughs.
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Still, Reeves didn’t just play the part for laughs.
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Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
That Boone went from bending that far over backwards for Volpe to benching him two days later is good for laughs, if nothing else.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
However, when a movie shows the dung coming out of a dog, cat, bird, or another critter with four legs and/or wings, then it’s typically ingested for laughs.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025
And there is no intended violence, although plenty of head-banging for laughs.
—Katie Grant, Parents, 7 Aug. 2025
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Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
That Boone went from bending that far over backwards for Volpe to benching him two days later is good for laughs, if nothing else.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
However, when a movie shows the dung coming out of a dog, cat, bird, or another critter with four legs and/or wings, then it’s typically ingested for laughs.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025
And there is no intended violence, although plenty of head-banging for laughs.
—Katie Grant, Parents, 7 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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