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- US Pronunciation
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- [laf, lahf out uhv, ov kawrt, kohrt]
- /læf, lɑf aʊt ʌv, ɒv kɔrt, koʊrt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [laf, lahf out uhv, ov kawrt, kohrt]
- /læf, lɑf aʊt ʌv, ɒv kɔrt, koʊrt/
Definitions of laugh out of court words
- verb without object laugh out of court to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements. 1
- verb without object laugh out of court to experience the emotion so expressed: He laughed inwardly at the scene. 1
- verb without object laugh out of court to produce a sound resembling human laughter: A coyote laughed in the dark. 1
- verb with object laugh out of court to drive, put, bring, etc., by or with laughter (often followed by out, away, down, etc.): They laughed him out of town. We laughed away our troubles. 1
- verb with object laugh out of court to utter with laughter: He laughed his consent. 1
- noun laugh out of court the act or sound of laughing; laughter. 1
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Origin of laugh out of court
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English laughen, Old English hlæh(h)an (Anglian); cognate with Dutch, German lachen, Old Norse hlǣja, Gothic hlahjan
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Parts of speech for Laugh out of court
noun
adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
laugh out of court popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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