laugh off
verb
laughed off; laughing off; laughs off
: to minimize by treating as amusingly or absurdly trivial
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The director scores easy laughs off of modern-day progressive shibboleths such as gender-fluid pronouns, trigger warnings and Native American land acknowledgments.
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Gustavo Arellano, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
The director scores easy laughs off of modern-day progressive shibboleths such as gender-fluid pronouns, trigger warnings and Native American land acknowledgments.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
The camera quickly cut to Chalamet, who laughed off the joke.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Players laughing off absurd questions.
—Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
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Gustavo Arellano, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
The director scores easy laughs off of modern-day progressive shibboleths such as gender-fluid pronouns, trigger warnings and Native American land acknowledgments.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
The camera quickly cut to Chalamet, who laughed off the joke.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Players laughing off absurd questions.
—Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Laugh off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laugh%20off. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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