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Using humor for the sake of bringing one another together, such as sharing funny stories, puns, dad-jokes or good-natured pranks—solely to get a laugh out of one another.
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
The candidates navigate a fine line on the Internet between relevant and cringe; there’s such a thing as trying too hard to speak the language or get a laugh.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2024
Hayden Rybicki, 20, made videos on a camcorder, went skateboarding with friends and had a knack for saying just the right thing to get a laugh.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 9 July 2024
The line’s overstatement is designed to get a laugh.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 21 June 2024
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
The candidates navigate a fine line on the Internet between relevant and cringe; there’s such a thing as trying too hard to speak the language or get a laugh.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2024
Hayden Rybicki, 20, made videos on a camcorder, went skateboarding with friends and had a knack for saying just the right thing to get a laugh.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 9 July 2024
The line’s overstatement is designed to get a laugh.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 21 June 2024
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“Get a laugh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20a%20laugh. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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