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laugh-in

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A comedy show.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, rare

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History

Etymology

After Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, an American sketch comedy television program that began in 1967. Blend of laugh + love-in or similar, from the hippy protests popular at the time.