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no laughing matter

no laughing matter noun: a serious situation that cannot be dealt with by making jokes about it.

Noun

no laughing matter (uncountable)

  1. A serious situation that cannot be dealt with by making jokes about it.
    Synonyms:
    no joke

Synonyms of no laughing matter

Questions about no laughing matter

What does no laughing matter mean?
No laughing matter means a serious situation that cannot be dealt with by making jokes about it.
What part of speech is no laughing matter?
No laughing matter is a noun.

Words near no laughing matter in the dictionary

  1. no justice, no peace
  2. no kick
  3. no kidding
  4. no kizzy
  5. no later than
  6. no laughing matter
  7. no less
  8. no liability
  9. no limit
  10. no lone zone
  11. no longer

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