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.

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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 The legacy of Cuban comic Guillermo Alvarez Guedes is no laughing matter. — Fernando Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026 This teed up a further week of jockeying that was both no laughing matter and, at times, quite funny. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for no laughing matter

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“No laughing matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20laughing%20matter. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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