laugh one's head off
Cackle without stopping
To laugh one's head off is to laugh extremely hard, uncontrollably, or for an extended time: We laughed our heads off at that movie.
The exaggeration suggests laughter so intense it might detach your head.
Like similar expressions (cry one's eyes out, scream one's lungs out), it emphasizes the physical extremity of the action.
- crack upLaugh uncontrollably
- in stitchesLaughing so hard it hurts
- jokeHumorous statement seeking laughter
- joyIntense positive emotion
- split one's sidesLaugh with abandon
can't breathe · hilarity · tickled pink · amusement · punchline · knee slapper · funny bone · comic timing · howl · delight · roar · guffaw · comic relief · glee · snort · wit · prank · mirth
- laughtergiggling, chuckling, snickering, giggles, chortling
laugh one's head offcry one's eyes out
Weep intensely and prolongedly
sob uncontrollably · bawl one's eyes out · wail · burst into tears · grieve
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