barrel of laughs

noun

A great amount of enjoyment or entertainment, or something or someone that provides this.

“We went to a karaoke bar and had a barrel of laughs.”

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Meanings

nounbarrel of laughs (plural barrels of laughs)

plural barrels of laughs

  1. idiomaticoftensarcasticA great amount of enjoyment or entertainment, or something or someone that provides this.

    We went to a karaoke bar and had a barrel of laughs.

    2 more examples

    I gather he's a funeral director. That must be why he's such a barrel of laughs. (sarcastic)

    As they say, getting older is not a barrel of laughs.

    2014, Kathleen George, The Johnstown Girls, page 37

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bundle of laughs

Translations

Polish beczka śmiechu
  • beczka śmiechuTranslations
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APA

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“barrel of laughs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barrel%20of%20laughs. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barrel of laughs,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barrel%20of%20laughs.

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