Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An obsolete or dialectal spelling of
laugh . - noun A fish of the family Synanceidæ, Synanceia verrucosa, of an oblong form, with a monstrous cuboid head, warty skin, and a dorsal with 13 pungent spines and 6 rays.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
laugh . - verb Alternative spelling of
laugh .
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Examples
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Ai hab alwayz sed: Ducky taype izza mother’z best frend. *ebbil laff laff laff*
Hyperventilation Kitteh - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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But th 'little king coom strutting raand wi' his sceptre, an 'they lifted him up i' ther arms, one bi 'one, an' he patted 'em o' ther cheeks, an 'then they set him daan agean an' went on wi 'ther wark, an' he went back to his velvet cushions an 'ligged daan an' laff'd.
Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley John Hartley 1877
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To write "laff," the pen has to make the SAME NUMBER of strokes -- no labor is saved to the penman.
What Is Man? and Other Essays Mark Twain 1872
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Heh heh, You've managed to make me laff out loud more than once.
Behe 2009
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I could sure you use a laff before I have to get back to work.
Think Progress » Gov. Perry wants to bring California’s budget misery to Texas. 2010
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In fact, for most of the public, prison rape is a laff riot.
The Volokh Conspiracy » A Creative Proposal for Reducing Prison Rape 2010
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In fact, for most of the public, prison rape is a laff riot.
The Volokh Conspiracy » A Creative Proposal for Reducing Prison Rape 2010
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A collaboration with Josh Fadem and also starring Zoe Jarman, Visions of Terror is a real laff-riot that takes the piss out of B-movie horror buffs, which Ascher is himself.
Boing Boing 2008
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April 20, 2010 at 4:36 pm locayt “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”. u wunt b dissa… dizza… ull laff alot
ur momma waz hampster - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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An Figaro and mah fren wud laff an laff at por MO.
Dumb dog. I always hide in the - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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