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.

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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. 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 5 Jul. 2025.

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