have a laugh

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have a laugh

verb has a laugh · having a laugh · had a laugh

  1. To laugh. It was awkward at the time, but later we all had a laugh about it.
  2. Ireland, UK, idiomatic To joke; kid around. Near-synonym: have (someone) on

    Similar: have on

  3. Ireland, UK, idiomatic To enjoy oneself; have fun. We had a great laugh yesterday at the funfair.

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verb UK: to kid around

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@misc{have_a_laugh_2026,
  title = {have a laugh},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/have%20a%20laugh},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}