porcine laughter
- noun
- Offensive
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risa porcina (ofensiva)
- Sarah's porcine laughter echoed through the small café, drawing smiles from everyone nearby.
Examples
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The comedian's joke was met with a burst of porcine laughter from the audience.
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His porcine laughter made the children giggle even more at his silly jokes.
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Her porcine laughter filled the room with joy.
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I couldn't help but join in her porcine laughter!
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His porcine laughter was so boisterous that it made everyone in the room smile.
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She let out a joyful porcine laughter that filled the air with a sense of fun.
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The party was lively, highlighted by Tom's hearty porcine laughter that echoed among friends.
Synonyms
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9.1
A loud, wild laugh like a horse's neigh
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2.5
A loud, happy sound people make when something is very funny
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2.9
A loud deep sound people make when something is very funny
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2.7
A loud, warm laugh that shows real happiness
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3.2
A very loud sound made by many people when they find something funny
Very loud laughter that makes your body shake
A loud, harsh laugh like a donkey's bray
How Boisterous
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2.4
- Offensive
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6.1
∞
1.0
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2.0
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7.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'porcine' (pig-like) modifies 'laughter', so a learner who knows both words can infer 'laughter like a pig' (snorting, boisterous). Animal-based metaphors of this type are cross-linguistically common and follow straightforward modification patterns, making the phrase transparent to someone familiar with the constituents.
Etymology
The phrase porcine laughter comes from comparing a loud, snorting laugh to the sounds a pig makes. Porcine means 'pig-like' and laughter is the sound of laughing, so the phrase means 'hearty, loud, snorting laughter'.