laugh out of the other side of one's mouth

A form of laugh on the other side of one's face — To experience discomfiture after displaying cockiness.

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Meanings

verblaugh out of the other side of one's mouth (third-person singular simple present laughs out of the other side of one's mouth, present participle laughing out of the other side of one's mouth, simple past and past participle laughed out of the other side of one's mouth)

present singular third person laughs out of the other side of one's mouth · participle present laughing out of the other side of one's mouth · participle past laughed out of the other side of one's mouth · past laughed out of the other side of one's mouth

  1. alternativeAlternative form of laugh on the other side of one's face.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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