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no laughing matter

Nō laugh·ing mat·ter
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noh laf-ing, lah-fing mat-er]
    • /noʊ ˈlæf ɪŋ, ˈlɑ fɪŋ ˈmæt ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noh laf-ing, lah-fing mat-er]
    • /noʊ ˈlæf ɪŋ, ˈlɑ fɪŋ ˈmæt ər/

Definitions of no laughing matter words

  • noun no laughing matter sth serious 1
  • phrase no laughing matter If you say that something is no laughing matter, you mean that it is very serious and not something that you should laugh or joke about. 0
  • noun no laughing matter if someone says something is no laughing matter they mean it is something that should be taken seriously and not be laughed at 0
  • noun no laughing matter a serious matter 0
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noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
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no laughing matter popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% 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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