forced laugh
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forced laugh — unnatural laugh, strained laugh … English contemporary dictionary
Forced — Forced, a. Done or produced with force or great labor, or by extraordinary exertion; hurried; strained; produced by unnatural effort or pressure; as, a forced style; a forced laugh. [1913 Webster] {Forced draught}. See under {Draught}. {Forced… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Forced draught — Forced Forced, a. Done or produced with force or great labor, or by extraordinary exertion; hurried; strained; produced by unnatural effort or pressure; as, a forced style; a forced laugh. [1913 Webster] {Forced draught}. See under {Draught}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Forced march — Forced Forced, a. Done or produced with force or great labor, or by extraordinary exertion; hurried; strained; produced by unnatural effort or pressure; as, a forced style; a forced laugh. [1913 Webster] {Forced draught}. See under {Draught}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
forced — [[t]fɔrst, foʊrst[/t]] adj. 1) enforced or compulsory: forced labor[/ex] 2) strained, unnatural, or affected: a forced laugh[/ex] 3) subjected to force 4) required by circumstances; emergency: a forced landing of an airplane[/ex] • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
forced — adjective Date: circa 1537 1. compelled by force or necessity ; involuntary < a forced landing > 2. done or produced with effort, exertion, or pressure < a forced laugh > • forcedly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
laugh on the other side of your face — see ↑laugh, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑face laugh on the other side of your face used to say that a situation will change and someone will stop being happy or pleased You ll be laughing on the other side of your face when I ve finished with you! • • •… … Useful english dictionary
Laugh Literary and Man the Humping Guns — was a mimeographed literary magazine published between 1969 and 1971 in Los Angeles, California by Charles Bukowski and Neeli Cherkovski (then known as Neeli Cherry). The original title was to be Laugh Literary and Man the Fucking Guns, but… … Wikipedia
forced — [fo:st US fo:rst] adj 1.) a forced smile, laugh etc is not natural or sincere ▪ Oh, hello, said Eileen, with forced brightness. 2.) [only before noun] done suddenly and quickly because the situation makes it necessary, not because it was planned… … Dictionary of contemporary English
laugh — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sound/act of laughing ADJECTIVE ▪ loud ▪ light, little, short, slight, small, soft ▪ deep … Collocations dictionary
laugh — I n. 1) to get a laugh (the joke got a big laugh) 2) to stifle, suppress a laugh 3) a belly; derisive; forced; hearty, loud; infectious; sardonic; subdued laugh 4) (misc.) to have the last laugh on smb.; to do smt. for a laugh (for laughs) II v.… … Combinatory dictionary
