crying laughing

Weeping from humor

Crying laughing describes laughter so intense it produces tears—the physical state where amusement overwhelms composure: I was crying laughing at his impression.

The phrase often appears as a modifier: a crying-laughing emoji, that crying-laughing reaction.

The associated emoji (😂) has become one of the most used symbols in digital communication.

Related
  • LOLInternet amusement abbreviation
  • ROFLOnline mirth acronym
  • tearsViolent pulls apart
  • emojiDigital pictograph for messaging
  • hystericalEmotionally out of control

wheeze · cackling · howling · snorting · gasping · breathless · can't breathe · hilarious · too funny · uncontrollable · face · meme · humor · comedy · giggling · snickering · doubled over · splitting

Categories
Opposites
emotional expression intensity

crying laughingsobbing

Convulsive crying aloud

bawling · wailing · weeping · devastated · heartbroken

social context

crying laughingstone-faced

Revealing no expression

deadpan · mourning · lamenting · keening · unamused

Family

crying, outcry, laugh, laughing, laughed, laughs, laughter, laughable, laughably

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G