What does laugh off mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. laugh off, laugh awayverb

    deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it

    "She laughs away all these problems"

Wiktionary

  1. laugh offverb

    To respond to a negative situation lightheartedly, as though it were a joke.

ChatGPT

  1. laugh off

    To laugh off means to dismiss or minimize the importance or seriousness of something by making light of it or joking about it. This phrase is often used when people try to downplay mistakes, failures, or embarrassing situations.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of laugh off in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of laugh off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of laugh off in a Sentence

  1. Jane Greer:

    Laughing at and appreciating the same comedy is the emotional oil to grease the wheels of a relationship to keep it moving forward, it gives each of you the resilience you need to laugh off the petty and irrelevant things that naturally build up in life and offers more chances to bond intimately on a regular basis.

  2. Chris Patten:

    People have known exactly why there shouldn't be an extradition agreement with China for years, and many of the arguments put for the government's proposals don't actually pass the laugh-off-your-seat test.


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