had the laugh on one's side

A form of have the laugh on one's side — To be able to laugh at another person through having got the better of them.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of have the laugh on one's side
Cite this entry
APA

had the laugh on one's side. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/had%20the%20laugh%20on%20one's%20side

MLA

“had the laugh on one's side.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/had%20the%20laugh%20on%20one's%20side. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “had the laugh on one's side,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/had%20the%20laugh%20on%20one's%20side.

Source: had the laugh on one's side on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.