laughing one's head off

Absolutely losing it

Laughing one's head off is laughing hard and long, with abandon: The kids were laughing their heads off at the clown.

The image suggests laughter so vigorous it might detach your head.

The phrase adapts to any possessive: I laughed my head off, she was laughing her head off.

Related

jokes · joy · amusement · hilarity · roaring · busting a gut · wheezing · snorting · in stitches · mirth · pranks · cackling · tickled pink · glee · rolling in the aisles · pee your pants · falling over · can't breathe

Opposites
emotional expression intensity

laughing one's head offbawling

Crying noisily and hard

wailing · inconsolable

degree of amusement response

laughing one's head offstone-faced

Revealing no expression

deadpan · unamused · keeping a straight face · poker-faced · straight-faced

emotional state

laughing one's head offheartbroken

Overwhelmed with grief

grief-stricken · devastated · despondent · miserable · glum

Family

laugh, laughs, laughed, laughing, laughter, laughable, laughably, laugher, headed

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G