laugh off
verb
laughed off; laughing off; laughs off
: to minimize by treating as amusingly or absurdly trivial
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The other debutante, for her part, laughed off the moment.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Miller laughed off suggestions Newcastle will be moving far afield, such as to Murrayfield, in Edinburgh, even temporarily.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
The Woman in Shania Twain knows how to laugh off an onstage mishap.
—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
The expert earned the nickname Dr. Doom after his 2006 warning of a housing correction and oncoming recession, which was initially laughed off.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Miller laughed off suggestions Newcastle will be moving far afield, such as to Murrayfield, in Edinburgh, even temporarily.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
The Woman in Shania Twain knows how to laugh off an onstage mishap.
—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
The expert earned the nickname Dr. Doom after his 2006 warning of a housing correction and oncoming recession, which was initially laughed off.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Laugh off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laugh%20off. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.
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