laugh one’s head off 🤣
Definition: To laugh very heartily and loudly; when your laugh is so robust that it feels like any part of your body might start flying off!
Related and Similar Terms:
- Split one’s sides: To laugh so much that your sides hurt.
- Rolling in the aisles: Typically used in the theatre or cinema when the audience finds something extremely funny.
- Die laughing: A darkly humorous way of expressing that you laughed so hard it felt life-threatening.
- Crack up: To laugh uncontrollably.
Synonyms:
- Burst out laughing
- Guffaw
- Chuckle heartily
- Roar with laughter
Antonyms:
- Weep
- Sob
- Cry solemnly
- Maintain a serious demeanor
Humor-Filled Quote:
“I laughed so hard I have my chiropractor on speed dial! Had to make sure this idiom wouldn’t come true.” – Chuckles McGiggles
Related Proverbs:
- “Laughter is the best medicine.” People recognize that a hearty laugh can improve one’s mood and is beneficial for health.
- “He who laughs last laughs best.” A warning to celebrate cautiously until the final outcome is known.
References in Literature & Media:
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Books:
- Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome provides a delightful read filled with humor that might cause uncontrollable laughter.
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Movies:
- The Hangover series shows the aftermath of wild laughter and extreme situations that result in face-palming hilarity.
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Music:
- Cher’s “It’s in His Kiss” might not refer directly to idiom-induced laughter, but it encourages seeing the humor in relationships.
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Poetry:
- “A Twinkling Smile” by Langston Laughie evokes various imagery involving laughter.
Did You Know?
“Laugh one’s head off” is especially prevalent in comedy shows and stand-up routines. Perhaps legendary comedian Robin Williams made use of this phrase while spinning tales that could turn a frown upside down across the world!
Quizzes! 🤓
### Which phrase involves hearty laughter?
- [x] Laugh one's head off
- [ ] Cry a river
- [ ] Frown like a guard
- [ ] Mourn the moon
> **Explanation:** "Laugh one's head off" is a vivid idiom describing extreme laughter, unlike the other purely melancholic terms.
### Which synonym means to laugh intensely?
- [ ] Sob silently
- [ ] Sigh softly
- [x] Guffaw
- [ ] Yawn longly
> **Explanation:** "Guffaw" means to laugh loudly and boisterously, quite unlike the softer, sadder, or more tedious terms listed.
### Which phrase describes the negative opposite of hearty laughter?
- [ ] Split one’s sides
- [ ] Crack up
- [ ] Die laughing
- [x] Weep
> **Explanation:** Weeping is the reflexive antonym of laughing intensely. The other terms are akin to synonyms.
### True or False: "Rolling in the aisles" means to find something very funny.
- [x] True
- [ ] False
> **Explanation:** "Rolling in the aisles" certainly means finding something exceedingly amusing, envisioning folks laughing so hard they can't stay seated.
❤️ “Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, and dreams are forever.” – Walt Disney.
May your laughter lead you to countless happily-ever-afters!
With Jesters and Joy, Giggling Gertie
