laugh off
verb
laughed off; laughing off; laughs off
: to minimize by treating as amusingly or absurdly trivial
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Vincent laughed off my concern and said that, if there were idiots who dared tease him, that was all the more reason to wear pink.
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Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
Senator John Curtis, a Utah Republican, laughed off the idea of supporting a third term for President Donald Trump during an interview appearance on Sunday.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
Watch Jutes and Lovato laugh off the roast in the video above.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum initially laughed off Trump's order.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 3 Feb. 2025
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Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
Senator John Curtis, a Utah Republican, laughed off the idea of supporting a third term for President Donald Trump during an interview appearance on Sunday.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
Watch Jutes and Lovato laugh off the roast in the video above.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum initially laughed off Trump's order.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Laugh off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laugh%20off. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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