Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb Obs. & R. To recall, as former laughter.
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- verb obsolete, rare To
recall (former laughter ).
Etymologies
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un- + laugh
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Examples
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And the remedy is not to unsay what he has said, not even, so to speak, to unlaugh what he has laughed, not to deny that there is something unique and curious about this American inquisition into our abstract opinions, but rather to continue the train of thought, and follow the admirable advice of Mr.H. G. Wells, who said, 'It is not much good thinking of a thing unless you think it out.'
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Do you know how hard it is to make someone unlaugh?
Cracked: All Posts 2009
djsalinger commented on the word unlaugh
This was already listed, proving there are no new thoughts. I thought my friend invented this on Facebook chat and I was hoping to share it with the word-loving internet addicted public. That my hopes were dashed in this pitiful fashion makes me unlaugh.
March 12, 2009