laugh one's head off

verb

To laugh uproariously.

Meanings

verblaugh one's head off (third-person singular simple present laughs one's head off, present participle laughing one's head off, simple past and past participle laughed one's head off)

present singular third person laughs one's head off · participle present laughing one's head off · participle past laughed one's head off · past laughed one's head off

  1. idiomaticinformalTo laugh uproariously.

    Synonyms: ROFL, roll in the aisles, split one's sides, laugh one's ass off

Synonyms & antonyms

Translations

Danish grine sig ihjel
  • grine sig ihjellaugh uproariously
Dutch zich bescheuren, kapot lachen
  • zich bescheurenlaugh uproariously
  • kapot lachenlaugh uproariously
Finnish nauraa katketakseen
  • nauraa katketakseenlaugh uproariously
French avoir un fou rire
  • avoir un fou rirelaugh uproariously
German sich vor Lachen kringeln, totlachen
  • sich vor Lachen kringelnlaugh uproariously
  • totlachenlaugh uproariously
Hungarian halálra neveti magát, majd megpukkad/megszakad nevettében / a nevetéstől
  • halálra neveti magátlaugh uproariously
  • majd megpukkad/megszakad nevettében / a nevetéstőllaugh uproariously
Italian sbellicarsi dalle risa, sganasciarsi dalle risate
  • sbellicarsi dalle risalaugh uproariously
  • sganasciarsi dalle risatelaugh uproariously
Japanese 大笑いする
  • 大笑いする (ōwarai suru)laugh uproariously
Polish umierać ze śmiechu, sikać ze śmiechu
  • umierać ze śmiechulaugh uproariously
  • sikać ze śmiechulaugh uproariously
Portuguese morrer de rir, morrer a rir
  • morrer de rirlaugh uproariously
  • morrer a rirlaugh uproariously
Romanian muri de râs
  • muri de râslaugh uproariously
Russian хохота́ть до слёз, смея́ться до упа́ду
  • хохота́ть до слёз (xoxotátʹ do sljoz)laugh uproariously
  • смея́ться до упа́ду (smejátʹsja do upádu)laugh uproariously
Spanish desternillarse de risa, morirse de risa
  • desternillarse de risalaugh uproariously
  • morirse de risalaugh uproariously
  • partirse de risalaugh uproariously
  • mearse de risalaugh uproariously
  • partirselaugh uproariously
  • troncharselaugh uproariously
  • mondarselaugh uproariously
  • carcajearselaugh uproariously
  • reírse a mandíbula batientelaugh uproariously
Swedish skratta ihjäl sig
  • skratta ihjäl siglaugh uproariously
Turkish gülmekten bayılmak
  • gülmekten bayılmaklaugh uproariously
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