belly laugh
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of belly laugh
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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Then, breaking the tension with his trademark belly laugh, he admitted his problem was attachment to Buddhism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
His older sister, Averie, was a protector who “beat up everybody for me from age 3 to like 15,” Domingo says, letting out an extended belly laugh.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
Reportedly, she was asked to sing her hit “Firework,” which, considering her proximity to some of the most combustible substances in existence, might have tested God’s urge for a belly laugh.
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2025
The Legion, of course, riffs off of DC Comics’ Legion of Doom, complete with the Riddler and Gorilla Grodd wearing the famed dictator’s moustache, a scene more than worth a belly laugh.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 5, 2023
“You see, Chaplain, I’m right. You can’t give me a belly laugh, can you?”
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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