laugh off
verb
laughed off; laughing off; laughs off
: to minimize by treating as amusingly or absurdly trivial
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But his peers laughed off the idea, and not much changed over the succeeding decades.
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Alex Hutchinson, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
There was talk about his short arm length, a knock that Bain has laughed off.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Mamdani laughed off those digs Tuesday morning while voicing his support for his favorite MLB team.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
Hathaway rubbed her son's shoulder while smiling and laughing off the encounter.
—Emily St. Martin, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
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Alex Hutchinson, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
There was talk about his short arm length, a knock that Bain has laughed off.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Mamdani laughed off those digs Tuesday morning while voicing his support for his favorite MLB team.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
Hathaway rubbed her son's shoulder while smiling and laughing off the encounter.
—Emily St. Martin, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Laugh off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laugh%20off. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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