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Idiom idiom

laugh a minute


A funny thing or person.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

My new roommate is a laugh a minute.

CONTEXTUAL

You should invite Sarah to the party because she is a laugh a minute.

COMPLEX

Although the situation was quite serious, his constant jokes made the long wait feel like a laugh a minute.


Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    barrel of laughs

    A great amount of enjoyment or entertainment, or something or someone that provides this.

  2. 02

    bundle of laughs

    Something or someone very funny or fun.

  3. 03

    burst out laughing

    To start laughing suddenly and intensely.

  4. 04

    enough to make a cat laugh

    Very outlandish or outrageous.

  5. 05

    have a laugh

    To joke; kid around.

  6. 06

    have the last laugh

    To be vindicated; to triumph despite predicted failure; to find success after defeat or setback.

  7. 07

    hot minute

    A long period of time.

  8. 08

    just a minute

    A short period of time, typically anywhere from several seconds to several minutes or more.

Last updated August 10, 2026