laughing gas

noun

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The child had come to the practice a few months prior, at 3 years old, and Davis had attempted to use nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, to perform the procedure. Deon J. Hampton, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025 Although laughing gas poses the most imminent danger to users – death by asphyxiation – kratom is addictive and can also be dangerous for users, causing liver toxicity and seizures, according to the FDA. The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 14 Aug. 2025 Over the course of Youssef’s set, reminders of Mamdani’s victory and the memory that something unexpected — something possibly quite good — had happened in this city had the audience giggling and roaring in equal measure, like laughing gas was being pumped through the room. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 29 June 2025 To be clear, a program that has hosted 20 consecutive NCAA Tournament regionals does not run on laughing gas. Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for laughing gas

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of laughing gas was in 1818

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“Laughing gas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laughing%20gas. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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