big laugh
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- noun
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carcajada
- Yuri laughs, translates for Alexei, and they both get a big laugh out of this.
- get big laughs
- give a big laugh
- let out a big laugh
And we just stop and then he has his big laugh and he walks off and the director's like cut, cut, cut, cut, damn it, cut, cut.
- And we just stop and then he has his big laugh and he walks off and the director's like cut, cut, cut, cut, damn it, cut, cut.
- And I have had some big laughs over the comments with my family, who know me well of all of my eccentricities of small and large.
Examples
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The comedian's last punchline got a big laugh from the audience.
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I told them my son called Louie Boffano the big SpaghettiO, and it got a big laugh.
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You all will get a big laugh out of this.
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It's so funny, gets a big laugh, and is all to her credit.
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We had a big laugh over it.
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Got a big laugh out of it.
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This gets a big laugh.
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A year from now, we're gonna look back on all this and we're gonna have one big laugh.
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The line got a big laugh.
Fiction book (1991) -
His line about the perils of partisan bickering got a big laugh.
Blog text (18)
Synonyms
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The sound or face people make when they find something funny
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The sound people make when they find something funny
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A fun time when people laugh together
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A sudden, loud laugh that bursts out
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A loud deep sound people make when something is very funny
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A loud, warm laugh that shows real happiness
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A very loud sound made by many people when they find something funny
Very loud laughter that makes your body shake
Antonyms
How Loud
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'big' (large/intense) with 'laugh' (the sound of amusement): 'big laugh' simply denotes a large or hearty laugh. This is a straightforward adjective+noun intensification pattern common across languages and standard in English, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Big laugh comes from the simple picture of a big laugh filling a room. Imagine people laughing so loudly and happily that everyone notices, so the phrase means a 'loud' or 'hearty' reaction.