guffaw
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noun
1.
a loud, unrestrained burst of laughter.
verb (used without object)
2.
to laugh loudly and boisterously.
Origin:
1710–20; perhaps imitative
1710–20; perhaps imitative
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| —n | |
| 1. | a crude and boisterous laugh |
| —vb | |
| 2. | to laugh crudely and boisterously or express (something) in this way |
| [C18: of imitative origin] | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
guffaw
1720, Scot., probably imitative of the sound of coarse laughter.
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Example sentences
The night is filled with laughter and the occasional groan and guffaw.
Someone able to spot the agenda driven non-fiction and turn it around for a point and guffaw.
But if they had been even more effectively developed, they might have made one guffaw.
Either you guffaw at this in self-defense, or you go mad.
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