have a laugh en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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To laugh.
It was awkward at the time, but later we all had a laugh about it.
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(Ireland, UK, idiomatic) To joke; kid around.
Fifty quid for that piece of junk? You're having a laugh!
Some of the kids had a laugh and put glue on the teacher's chair.
Near-synonym: have (someone) on
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(Ireland, UK, idiomatic) To enjoy oneself; have fun.
We had a great laugh yesterday at the funfair.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| has a laugh | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| having a laugh | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| had a laugh | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| had a laugh | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Coordinates
take the mickey · take the piss
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (14)
pl śmiać się (to laugh) · pl bawić się dobrze (UK: to enjoy oneself) · fi pilailla (UK: to kid around) · fi juksata (UK: to kid around) · is spauga (UK: to kid around) · fi nauraa (to laugh) · pl pajacować (UK: to kid around) · pl wygłupiać się (UK: to kid around) · is grínast (UK: to kid around) · is gleðjast (UK: to enjoy oneself) · es echarse unas risas (UK: to kid around) · is skemmta sér (UK: to enjoy oneself) · is gera að gamni sínu (UK: to kid around) · is hlæja (to laugh)