laugh off
verb
laughed off; laughing off; laughs off
: to minimize by treating as amusingly or absurdly trivial
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In a joke, Gill later appeared on the stream with his right arm in a sling and a bandage wrapped around his head, laughing off the misfortune and downing a beer to celebrate his birthday.
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Jasmine Ball, Fortune, 14 June 2024
The GOP-leaning hip-hop icon, 48, laughed off the controversy over Boebert getting handsy with a date — as well as his followers’ lewd suggestions that the pair were an item.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 June 2024
Lolla is simply content with Donita Sparks laughing off how her group, L7, one of alternative rock’s most influential lineups of women, had to beg to be on the 1994 lineup, without further wondering why.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 21 May 2024
Witherspoon, who Strayed recalled just laughed off the whispers, was nominated for a 2015 Oscar for her portrayal of Strayed.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2024
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Jasmine Ball, Fortune, 14 June 2024
The GOP-leaning hip-hop icon, 48, laughed off the controversy over Boebert getting handsy with a date — as well as his followers’ lewd suggestions that the pair were an item.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 June 2024
Lolla is simply content with Donita Sparks laughing off how her group, L7, one of alternative rock’s most influential lineups of women, had to beg to be on the 1994 lineup, without further wondering why.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 21 May 2024
Witherspoon, who Strayed recalled just laughed off the whispers, was nominated for a 2015 Oscar for her portrayal of Strayed.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2024
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“Laugh off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laugh%20off. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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