"bundle of laughs" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-bundle of laughs.ogg [Australia] Forms: bundles of laughs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|bundles of laughs}} bundle of laughs (plural bundles of laughs)
  1. (idiomatic) Something or someone very funny or fun. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: barrel of laughs
    Sense id: en-bundle_of_laughs-en-noun-eSTLUheK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1991, Third Way Dec 1991 - Jan 1992 - Page 20",
          "text": "Grim and gloomy Protestantism has never been exactly a bundle of laughs but lately humour in the church, particularly the evangelical wing, seems to be undergoing a revival."
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