Meanings
plural laugh-ins
- datedrareA comedy show.
Still another alternative is to tape programs off the air. Or tape lessons or laugh-ins with your buddies.
1969, Boys' Life, volume 59, number 11, page 121 more example
Unlike most laugh-ins, the set-up welcomes boozed-up hecklers and positively encourages audiences to waylay the four performers, who each have half an hour to fill.
2006, Time Out Edinburgh, page 44
Origin
After Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, an American sketch comedy television program that began in 1967. Blend of laugh + love-in or similar, from the hippy protests popular at the time.
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