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for a laugh

for a laugh prepositional phrase: for no reason other than to be amusing.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (UK, informal) For no reason other than to be amusing.

Forms of for a laugh

alternative formfor laughs

Questions about for a laugh

What does for a laugh mean?
For a laugh means for no reason other than to be amusing.
What part of speech is for a laugh?
For a laugh is a prepositional phrase.

Words near for a laugh in the dictionary

  1. foquism
  2. for
  3. for $500, Alex
  4. for a change
  5. for a fact
  6. for a laugh
  7. for a minute
  8. for a song
  9. for a song and a dance
  10. for a song and dance
  11. for a start

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