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Definition of Laugh away
1. Verb. Deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it. "She laughs away all these problems"
Generic synonyms: Brush Aside, Brush Off, Discount, Dismiss, Disregard, Ignore, Push Aside
Lexicographical Neighbors of Laugh Away
Literary usage of Laugh away
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Our Young Folks by John Townsend Trowbridge, Lucy Larcom, Gail Hamilton (1866)
""laugh away in your pride, laugh away; What do you think I care ? Call me a beggar
you may, But I 'ma bird of the air. Think you I 'da prisoner be ? ..."
2. Sea Songs, Tales, Etc. by Ned Halyard by Ned Halyard (1849)
"Laugh loud, laugh away,—aye, laugh all at sorrow; We've huff'd it to-night, ...
laugh away, laugh away. We've been sighing and sad for a tidy good while, ..."
3. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1861)
"I burst out laughing as he let go my hand and gave me the forged cheque in exchange
for the forty pounds I counted out to him. " laugh away, laugh away," ..."
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