"for a laugh" meaning in English

See for a laugh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Forms: for laughs [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} for a laugh, {{en-PP}} for a laugh
  1. (UK, informal) For no reason other than to be amusing. Tags: UK, informal Related terms: for a giggle, for fun, for kicks, for sport, for the heck of it, in fun, in jest, in sport
    Sense id: en-for_a_laugh-en-prep_phrase-6KkKTcUo Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "for laughs",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "prepositional phrase",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "for a laugh",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "for a laugh",
      "name": "en-PP"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep_phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "British English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "For no reason other than to be amusing."
      ],
      "id": "en-for_a_laugh-en-prep_phrase-6KkKTcUo",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(UK, informal) For no reason other than to be amusing."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "for a giggle"
        },
        {
          "word": "for fun"
        },
        {
          "word": "for kicks"
        },
        {
          "word": "for sport"
        },
        {
          "word": "for the heck of it"
        },
        {
          "word": "in fun"
        },
        {
          "word": "in jest"
        },
        {
          "word": "in sport"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "for a laugh"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "for laughs",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "prepositional phrase",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "for a laugh",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "for a laugh",
      "name": "en-PP"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep_phrase",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "for a giggle"
    },
    {
      "word": "for fun"
    },
    {
      "word": "for kicks"
    },
    {
      "word": "for sport"
    },
    {
      "word": "for the heck of it"
    },
    {
      "word": "in fun"
    },
    {
      "word": "in jest"
    },
    {
      "word": "in sport"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English informal terms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English prepositional phrases",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "For no reason other than to be amusing."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(UK, informal) For no reason other than to be amusing."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "for a laugh"
}

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