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Definition of Belly laugh
1. Noun. A burst of deep loud hearty laughter.
2. Noun. A joke that seems extremely funny.
Generic synonyms: Gag, Jape, Jest, Joke, Laugh
Derivative terms: Howl
Definition of Belly laugh
1. Noun. A deep, hearty laugh ¹
2. Verb. To laugh a belly laugh. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Belly Laugh
Literary usage of Belly laugh
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Asymmetric Marketing: Tossing the 'Chasm' in the Age of the Software Superpowers by Joseph E. Bentzel (2006)
"They always seem to provide me with at least one battery-charging belly laugh,
and one aha moment'to get me through my marketing day. Cargo Cult Science. ..."
2. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1844)
"... Jfc>DLETON 'wireless' for a needed belly-laugh, of this typical colloquy,
broadcast the other morning from London by two perspiring Cockney comedians:— ..."
3. Mr. George Jean Nathan Presents by George Jean Nathan (1917)
"Having derived a good belly-laugh out of the papier, Thayer, being an unselfish
fellow, despatched it by Roscoe, the office lad, to my chambers that I, too, ..."
4. Power Play: A Play in One Act by Lindsay Price (2003)
"Now they call me "belly laugh." I'm the jokester with the moster. You make them
laugh and you're a star. ALL BUT BITTER: In the hallway. ..."
5. Many Many Moons: A Book of Wilderness Poems by Lew Sarett (1920)
"... Got-um eye she blaze lak wildcat! . . . Wy should be dose t'ing? Ugh! Go w'ite
man's town: Slowly and He got-um plenty grub; Hees belly laugh ..."
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