laff

Noun

laugh (plural laughs)

1. An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.
   • And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind.1803, Oliver Goldsmith, The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.: With an Account of His Life, page 45

   Synonyms:

   cackle, chortle, chuckle, giggle, guffaw, snicker, snigger, titter, cachinnation

2. Something that provokes mirth or scorn.
   • “And this rug,” he says, stomping on an old rag carpet. “How much do you suppose that cost?” ¶ It was my first guess, so I said fifty dollars. ¶ “That’s a laugh,” he said. “I paid two thousand for that rug.”1921, Ring Lardner, The Big Town: How I and the Mrs. Go to New York to See Life and Get Katie a Husband, The Bobbs-Merrill Company, page 73

   Synonyms:

   joke, laughing stock

3. (New Zealand, UK) A fun person.
   • a good laugh

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