laugh away

verb

To dismiss (something) as unimportant.

“laugh away the blues”

Similar
laugh off
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Meanings

verblaugh away (third-person singular simple present laughs away, present participle laughing away, simple past and past participle laughed away)

present singular third person laughs away · participle present laughing away · participle past laughed away · past laughed away

  1. humoroussarcastictransitiveTo dismiss (something) as unimportant.

    laugh away the blues

    Synonyms: laugh off

  2. humorousintransitivesarcasticTo pass the time with frivolous and amusing conversation.

    We spent the evening just laughing away.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo dismiss (something) as unimportant.

Similar
laugh off

More synonyms by meaning

verbdeal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it

Similar
laugh off
Broader
dismissdisregardbrush aside
Also see
laugh off

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

laugh away. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laugh%20away

MLA

“laugh away.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laugh%20away. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laugh away,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laugh%20away.

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