"laff" meaning in English

See laff in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: laffs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} laff (plural laffs)
  1. (chiefly humorous) Alternative spelling of laugh Tags: alt-of, alternative, humorous Alternative form of: laugh
    Sense id: en-laff-en-noun-~otkIpV3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 39 41 13 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 41 12 8

Verb

Forms: laffs [present, singular, third-person], laffing [participle, present], laffed [participle, past], laffed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} laff (third-person singular simple present laffs, present participle laffing, simple past and past participle laffed)
  1. (chiefly humorous) Alternative spelling of laugh Tags: alt-of, alternative, humorous Alternative form of: laugh
    Sense id: en-laff-en-verb-~otkIpV3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 39 41 13 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 41 12 8

Inflected forms

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