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had a laugh

had a laugh is the simple past and past participle of have a laugh.

Meaning of have a laugh

Verb

have a laugh (third-person singular simple present has a laugh, present participle having a laugh, simple past and past participle had a laugh)

  1. To laugh.
    • It was awkward at the time, but later we all had a laugh about it.
  2. (Ireland, UK, idiomatic) To joke; kid around.
    • Near-synonym: have (someone) on
    Synonyms:
    have on
  3. (Ireland, UK, idiomatic) To enjoy oneself; have fun.
    • We had a great laugh yesterday at the funfair.

Questions about had a laugh

What is had a laugh the simple past and past participle of?
Had a laugh is the simple past and past participle of have a laugh.

Words near had a laugh in the dictionary

  1. had a hard time of it
  2. had a head for
  3. had a head on one's shoulders
  4. had a heart
  5. had a jag on
  6. had a laugh
  7. had a lend of
  8. had a listen
  9. had a look
  10. had a loose screw
  11. had a lot of time

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