for laughs
idiom
informal
: for amusement
The children were saying every word backward, just for laughs.
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Even Weasel, a character played entirely for laughs in The Suicide Squad, becomes convincingly, effectively tragic.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
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Ghostbusters
While most ghost-hunting movies go for scares, Ghostbusters went for laughs.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
In 2017, Payne played up the story of his Combs encounter for laughs in an interview with British talk show host Graham Norton.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
Every so often, the movie throws in an oddball novelty, a quirky touch or ludicrous tangent designed for laughs.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
Watch Monster High: The Movie on Paramount+ 08 of 38
Ghostbusters
While most ghost-hunting movies go for scares, Ghostbusters went for laughs.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
In 2017, Payne played up the story of his Combs encounter for laughs in an interview with British talk show host Graham Norton.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
Every so often, the movie throws in an oddball novelty, a quirky touch or ludicrous tangent designed for laughs.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
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“For laughs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20laughs. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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