"laugh like a drain" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: en-au-laugh like a drain.ogg [Australia] Forms: laugh like a drain
Head templates: {{expression}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you laugh like a drain, you laugh with a loud, coarse sound. Tags: British
    Sense id: simple-laugh_like_a_drain-en-phrase-VPmh53yr Categories (other): Similes
     
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