belly laugh

belly laugh

noun

Definition of BELLY LAUGH

: a deep hearty laugh

Examples of BELLY LAUGH

1. He has an infectious belly laugh.
2. The show provided lots of belly laughs.

First Known Use of BELLY LAUGH

1921

Related to BELLY LAUGH

Synonyms: laugh, boff (or boffo), boffola, cachinnation, cackle, chortle, chuckle, giggle, guffaw, hee-haw, horselaugh, laughter, snicker, snigger, titter, twitter

Related Words: crow, whoop; grin, simper, smile, smirk

Near Antonyms: cry, groan, moan, sob, wail; face, frown, grimace, lower (also lour), mouth, pout, scowl

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