Word.ws English Dictionary

laugh-in

laugh-in noun: a comedy show.

Noun

laugh-in (plural laugh-ins)

  1. (dated, rare) A comedy show.
    • Still another alternative is to tape programs off the air. Or tape lessons or laugh-ins with your buddies.1969, Boys' Life, volume 59, number 11, page 12
    • Unlike most laugh-ins, the set-up welcomes boozed-up hecklers and positively encourages audiences to waylay the four performers, who each have half an hour to fill.2006, Time Out Edinburgh, page 44

Forms of laugh-in

plurallaugh-ins

Origin of laugh-in

After Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, an American sketch comedy television program that began in 1967. Blend of laugh + love-in or similar, from the hippy protests popular at the time.

Questions about laugh-in

What does laugh-in mean?
Laugh-in means a comedy show.
What part of speech is laugh-in?
Laugh-in is a noun.
What is the plural of laugh-in?
The plural of laugh-in is laugh-ins.

Words near laugh-in in the dictionary

  1. laugh tracks
  2. laugh up one's sleeve
  3. laugh with
  4. laugh'd
  5. laugh-cry
  6. laugh-in
  7. laugh-ins
  8. laugh-out-loud
  9. laugh-track
  10. laugh-tracks
  11. laughability

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: laugh-in (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “laugh-in.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/laugh-in. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.