laugh off
verb
laughed off; laughing off; laughs off
: to minimize by treating as amusingly or absurdly trivial
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Some verbal blunders were too egregious to laugh off.
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Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024
Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), has laughed off suggestions that Taylor Swift is to blame for stubborn inflation in the region.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 3 July 2024
Rick Ross laughs off what took place in Vancouver pic.twitter.com/N0HDah6QLW
— 2Cool2Blog (@2Cool2Blog) July 1, 2024
Ross didn’t comment on the matter, but seems unhurt and unbothered, partying and promoting, per usual.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 2 July 2024
Referring to Trump's successful 2016 run for president, Academy Award winner De Niro said Trump's candidacy was initially laughed off as a joke.
Need a break?
—Doina Chiacu and Trevor Hunnicutt, USA TODAY, 28 May 2024
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Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024
Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), has laughed off suggestions that Taylor Swift is to blame for stubborn inflation in the region.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 3 July 2024
Rick Ross laughs off what took place in Vancouver pic.twitter.com/N0HDah6QLW
— 2Cool2Blog (@2Cool2Blog) July 1, 2024
Ross didn’t comment on the matter, but seems unhurt and unbothered, partying and promoting, per usual.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 2 July 2024
Referring to Trump's successful 2016 run for president, Academy Award winner De Niro said Trump's candidacy was initially laughed off as a joke.
Need a break?
—Doina Chiacu and Trevor Hunnicutt, USA TODAY, 28 May 2024
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“Laugh off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laugh%20off. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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