larf

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UK/lɑːf/

A form of laugh — An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.

First used 19th century to the presentScrabble 7
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Meanings

verblarf (third-person singular simple present larfs, present participle larfin', simple past and past participle larfed)

present singular third person larfs · participle present larfin' · participle past larfed · past larfed

  1. Cockneypronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of laugh.First known use 19th century to the present

    The neighbours described me as "a sorrowful lookin' delicate creetur', that couldn't larf to save her life"—[…]

    1901, Miles Franklin, “Mr M‘Swat and I Have a “Bust Up.””, in My Brilliant Career, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC, page 269
nounlarf (plural larfs)

plural larfs

  1. Cockneypronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of laugh.First known use 20th century to the present

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

larf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/larf

MLA

“larf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/larf. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “larf,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/larf.

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