laughed off; laughing off; laughs off
Definition of laugh off
: to minimize by treating as amusingly or absurdly trivial
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laugh off
laugh on the other side of one's face
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“Laugh off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laugh%20off. Accessed 28 Jun. 2022.
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The first known use of laugh off was in 1676
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