laugh away

English

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Verb

laugh away (third-person singular simple present laughs away, present participle laughing away, simple past and past participle laughed away)

  1. (transitive, sarcastic or humorous) To dismiss (something) as unimportant.
    Synonym: laugh off
    Coordinate term: play off
    laugh away the blues
  2. (intransitive, sarcastic or humorous) To pass the time with frivolous and amusing conversation.
    We spent the evening just laughing away.
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