laughed off (Meaning)

laughed off

to minimize by treating as amusingly or absurdly trivial

FAQs About the word laughed off

to minimize by treating as amusingly or absurdly trivial

belittled, diminished,shrugged off, underrated, poohed, played down, discounted, minimized, undervalued,deprecated

bragged, vaunted,boasted, puffed, bulled, crowed, vapored, blew, swaggered, gasconaded

The comedian's jokes were so bad that the audience laughed them off.

The politician's empty promises were laughed off by voters.

The child laughed off the teasing of their classmates.

The company laughed off the lawsuit, confident in their legal defense.