good for a laugh
idiom
1
: amusing or funny
I thought her report was good for a laugh, but it didn't have much helpful information.
2
: able to make people laugh because one is funny
She's always good for a laugh.
Examples of good for a laugh in a Sentence
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Jamie Foxx, who's always good for a laugh, couldn't help but get emotional Monday after legendary musician Stevie Wonder presented him with the Ultimate Icon Award at the BET Awards.
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 10 June 2025
Lines like these are good for a laugh, but their deepest implications get quite dark quite quickly.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
The perspective of the Russian trolls is always good for a laugh!
—Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 25 June 2023
Feldstein’s Fanny is usually good for a laugh, but more in the vein of a funny sidekick.
—Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2022
Swinney is still good for a laugh, so at least that hasn’t changed.
—Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 16 Dec. 2021
The game is entirely free and mostly just good for a laugh.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2021
The lisped teef was always good for a laugh.
—Daniyal Mueenuddin, The New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2021
Either there’s truth in poetry, as it’s said, or Jackie Mason’s old jokes are always good for a laugh.
—Marlene Klotz, sun-sentinel.com, 26 Feb. 2021
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 10 June 2025
Lines like these are good for a laugh, but their deepest implications get quite dark quite quickly.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
The perspective of the Russian trolls is always good for a laugh!
—Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 25 June 2023
Feldstein’s Fanny is usually good for a laugh, but more in the vein of a funny sidekick.
—Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2022
Swinney is still good for a laugh, so at least that hasn’t changed.
—Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 16 Dec. 2021
The game is entirely free and mostly just good for a laugh.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2021
The lisped teef was always good for a laugh.
—Daniyal Mueenuddin, The New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2021
Either there’s truth in poetry, as it’s said, or Jackie Mason’s old jokes are always good for a laugh.
—Marlene Klotz, sun-sentinel.com, 26 Feb. 2021
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“Good for a laugh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/good%20for%20a%20laugh. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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