Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A hearty, boisterous burst of laughter.
- intransitive verb To laugh heartily and boisterously.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To laugh loudly and coarsely or rudely.
- noun A loud, rude burst of laughter; a horse-laugh.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A loud burst of laughter; a horse laugh.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
boisterous laugh - verb intransitive To
laugh boisterously .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb laugh boisterously
- noun a burst of deep loud hearty laughter
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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My guffaw is muffled by the sound of Cheerios cascading to the floor.
Note(s) to self M-mv 2004
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My guffaw is muffled by the sound of Cheerios cascading to the floor.
Archive 2004-05-01 M-mv 2004
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My guffaw is muffled by the sound of Cheerios cascading to the floor.
04.04 M-mv 2004
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My guffaw is muffled by the sound of Cheerios cascading to the floor.
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My guffaw is muffled by the sound of Cheerios cascading to the floor.
05.04 M-mv 2004
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What has me chuckling, more of a borderline guffaw, is that because MS is so ridiculous about standards they need to call IE8’s actual standards compliant mode, “Super Standards!”
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My sense of humor is typically not the sort that people "guffaw" at -- but I hope there will be a moment or two of amusement for those who are kind enough to read it.
Archive 2009-12-01 Scotti Cohn 2009
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Jump ahead on the "guffaw" clip and notice how Mickey goes on to confuse Althouse for McCardle at the end of this Bloggingheads clip, well after the Althouse discussion with Bob Wright is over.
Mickey Kaus on Sniggergate. Ann Althouse 2009
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My sense of humor is typically not the sort that people "guffaw" at -- but I hope there will be a moment or two of amusement for those who are kind enough to read it.
Chicago Curiosities Scotti Cohn 2009
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The laugh was at the expense of the tormentor, and he retreated from the shop in the "guffaw," and Fitz was permitted to finish his shave in peace -- in peace, at least, so far as this particular tormentor was concerned, for a more formidable one assailed him before his departure.
Make or Break or, The Rich Man's Daughter Oliver Optic 1859
andrew.simone commented on the word guffaw
I do this too much
December 9, 2006
reesetee commented on the word guffaw
Never too much guffawing, in my opinion. :-)
February 2, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word guffaw
I concur. There should be far more guffawing in the world. Thanks for doing your part, andrew.simone.
February 4, 2007
andrew.simone commented on the word guffaw
Well, then I am glad to hear it.
February 8, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word guffaw
One of the great things about guffaw is its ability to be either noun or verb without changing spelling or pronunciation.
February 21, 2007
sonofgroucho commented on the word guffaw
My wife says I did this this morning----but I can't remember why!
March 28, 2007
bilby commented on the word guffaw
It was laughing time, and the tall Giraffe
Lifted his head, and began to laugh:
Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
And the Chimpanzee on the gingko tree
Swung merrily down with a Tee Hee Hee:
Hee! Hee! Hee! Hee!
'It's certainly not against the law!'
Croaked Justice Crow with a loud guffaw
Haw! Haw! Haw! Haw!
- William Jay Smith, 'Laughing Time'.
December 5, 2008
blafferty commented on the word guffaw
For some reason, I always picture someone laughing with their teeth showing when I think of this word. Is it the "horse laugh" thing?
May 15, 2011
reesetee commented on the word guffaw
*bares teeth while laughing*
*chokes*
May 15, 2011
blafferty commented on the word guffaw
Oh dear! Didn't mean to endanger you!
May 16, 2011