laugh off
verb
laughed off; laughing off; laughs off
: to minimize by treating as amusingly or absurdly trivial
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Anthony, who has been best friends with the SKIMS founder, 44, for years, simply shook her head and laughed off the question.
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Liza Esquibias, People.com, 27 May 2025
Hawes was quick to laugh off the suggestion that this reflected her own personality.
—Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 2 May 2025
But Trump’s allies on Capitol Hill laughed off Trump's remarks.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
Stocks have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau.
— Economist Irving Fisher fails to read the market, just before the 1929 crash
Leavitt laughed off his question.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
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Liza Esquibias, People.com, 27 May 2025
Hawes was quick to laugh off the suggestion that this reflected her own personality.
—Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 2 May 2025
But Trump’s allies on Capitol Hill laughed off Trump's remarks.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
Stocks have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau.
— Economist Irving Fisher fails to read the market, just before the 1929 crash
Leavitt laughed off his question.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Laugh off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laugh%20off. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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