laugh off
verb
laughed off; laughing off; laughs off
: to minimize by treating as amusingly or absurdly trivial
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Brewers were jokingly making recipes with it and those recipes were essentially laughed off.
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Em Sauter,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
For the most part, Farrell laughs off the criticism.
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Rachel Corbett,
Curbed,
24 June 2026
Appearing on The Tonight Show on June 23, the actress laughed off the gossip while promoting her Broadway debut in Every Brilliant Thing.
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Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
24 June 2026
While there's still plenty of work to come on their feature film collaboration, Fortune laughed off Bush Hager's teasing question about becoming besties with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
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Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
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Em Sauter,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
For the most part, Farrell laughs off the criticism.
—
Rachel Corbett,
Curbed,
24 June 2026
Appearing on The Tonight Show on June 23, the actress laughed off the gossip while promoting her Broadway debut in Every Brilliant Thing.
—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
24 June 2026
While there's still plenty of work to come on their feature film collaboration, Fortune laughed off Bush Hager's teasing question about becoming besties with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
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“Laugh off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laugh%20off. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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