"evil laugh" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: evil laughs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} evil laugh (plural evil laughs)
  1. A signature laugh associated with villains in films and acting, sometimes represented by muahahaha or bwahaha. Wikipedia link: evil laugh Categories (topical): Laughter Synonyms: evil laughter Translations (villain's signature laugh): demonische lach [masculine] (Dutch), käkätys (Finnish), hähätys (Finnish), rire sardonique [masculine] (French), rire de méchant [masculine] (French), rire diabolique [masculine] (French), dreckige Lache (German), hämische Lache (German), schmutzige Lache (German), risata malvagia [feminine] (Italian), risata diabolica [feminine] (Italian), 悪の笑い (aku no warai) (alt: あくのわらい) (Japanese), gargalhada fatal [Brazil, feminine] (Portuguese), ondskefullt skratt [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-evil_laugh-en-noun-0IUYOMk- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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