laugh off
verb
laughed off; laughing off; laughs off
: to minimize by treating as amusingly or absurdly trivial
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Lee, wearing an orange and blue pinstriped suit and matching fedora, good-naturedly laughed off the retired Hall of Famer’s dismissal of the Knicks’ chances to advance to the NBA Finals.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 30 May 2025
But on stage in Chicago on May 12, Perry laughed off the scrutiny in a viral video.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 20 May 2025
On Friday, Ken Rosenthal — a top MLB insider for both Fox Sports and The Athletic — also laughed off the idea that the Red Sox would seek to deal Bregman.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Boakai, who speaks English with a West African accent, laughed off Trump’s remark during the discussion and didn’t raise offense to Trump’s compliment.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 10 July 2025
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 30 May 2025
But on stage in Chicago on May 12, Perry laughed off the scrutiny in a viral video.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 20 May 2025
On Friday, Ken Rosenthal — a top MLB insider for both Fox Sports and The Athletic — also laughed off the idea that the Red Sox would seek to deal Bregman.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Boakai, who speaks English with a West African accent, laughed off Trump’s remark during the discussion and didn’t raise offense to Trump’s compliment.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 10 July 2025
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“Laugh off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laugh%20off. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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