no laughing matter

noun

: a serious and important thing that people should not joke about

It's no laughing matter when you lose your job.

Examples of no laughing matter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The weaponization and deconstruction of our institutions and republic are no laughing matter. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

Comedy is no laughing matter According to data from Edison Research, comedy regularly captures the largest weekly podcast listening audience among top genres like society and culture and news. — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Suddenly, Colbert’s comedy show was no laughing matter. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 May 2026

The image of an officer peering into the empty driver’s seat of the offending vehicle may have been good for a chuckle, but other incidents have been no laughing matter. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026

Rhymes for no laughing matter

• antimatter
• atter
• batter
• blatter
• catarrh
• chatter
• clatter
• fatter
• flatter
• hatter
• latter
• natter