horse laugh
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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 • Nov. 11, 2012
For these hopefuls, eager to seize any advantage in their Party's defeat, James A. Farley had only a horse laugh.
From Time Magazine Archive
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And the manner in which he does it provides a solid horse laugh at horse opera.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The only help he got was a horse laugh.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Dieterick Sp�t and his companions sang burlesque songs on Duke Ulerich, and confirmed each oath or bit of coarse wit with a horse laugh or a deep draught.
From The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. by Hauff, Wilhelm
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