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Definition of Last laugh
1. Noun. Ultimate success achieved after a near failure (inspired by the saying 'he laughs best who laughs last'). "We had the last laugh after the votes were counted"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Last Laugh
Literary usage of Last laugh
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Index of Short Stories, 1900-1914 by Francis James Hannigan (1918)
"Harp W 56:16 S 14 '12 last laugh. HL Cohn. ... Harp W 68:20 N 8 '13 last laugh.
EW Hornung. Scrib 29:483 Ap '01 Last letter of Ernest Arnold. C. Maynard. ..."
2. Threads of Silk by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1992)
"LAST “LAUGH?” Before I leave this document to go to the Editors for printing I
have a last comment. For you who “have a ball” and great “laughs” at some ..."
3. In Praise of Film Studies: Essays in Honor of Makino Mamoruby Mark Howard Nornes, Mamoru Makino, Aaron Gerow by Mark Howard Nornes, Mamoru Makino, Aaron Gerow (2001)
"First, in rakugo there has to be a punch line to the story, a last laugh ...
In mandan there can be a last laugh but there does not have to be one. ..."
4. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1912)
""So, Mistress Travers, cousin to Lord Har- borough," he began slowly, drawling
out the words mockingly, "I have the last laugh after all, and there is a ..."
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