horse laugh

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hawrs laf, lahf]
- /hɔrs læf, lɑf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hawrs laf, lahf]
- /hɔrs læf, lɑf/

Definitions of horse laugh words

noun horse laugh a loud, coarse laugh, especially of derision. 1
verb without object horse laugh to utter a horselaugh. 1
noun horse laugh a coarse, mocking, or raucous laugh; guffaw 0

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Origin of horse laugh

First appearance:

before 1705

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1705-15; horse + laugh

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Horse laugh

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Horse laugh

horse laugh popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

horse laugh usage trend in Literature

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