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horse laugh

British  

noun

  1. a coarse, mocking, or raucous laugh; guffaw

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In the NBA or baseball, this would get you the horse laugh for fake confidence.

From Washington Post

It didn't take much for Gwynn to cackle or break into a horse laugh.

From US News

It didn’t take much for Gwynn to cackle or break into a horse laugh.

From Washington Times

Jim also gets a special prize for the best horse laugh of the night for declaring after Mitt had conceded that: "Now the president is going to say a few words."

From The Guardian

A horse laugh burst from the whole party round the table; and in the midst of it the two officers retired into the yard, where, mounting their horses, they opened the gates and rode away.

From Project Gutenberg