laughing matter
noun
: something not to be taken seriously
—usually used in the phrase no laughing matter
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The bucket, which appears to be a plastic jack-o'-lantern, may seem like a laughing matter to some, but not Karen Bloch.
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Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
But a wipeout of your profits after the latest announcement from the White House is hardly a laughing matter.
—Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
Just not much of a laughing matter.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 10 Feb. 2026
And ignoring that fact is now no longer a laughing matter.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
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Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
But a wipeout of your profits after the latest announcement from the White House is hardly a laughing matter.
—Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
Just not much of a laughing matter.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 10 Feb. 2026
And ignoring that fact is now no longer a laughing matter.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Laughing matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laughing%20matter. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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