laugh track

American  

noun

1. a separate sound track of prerecorded laughter added to the sound track of a radio or television program to enhance or feign audience responses.

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Etymology

Origin of laugh track

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

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laugh track

But theatergoers today can sound like a laugh track in a television sitcom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

And Schulz refused to add a laugh track, a standard in animated TV at the time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2024

I think he's really intrigued by the laugh track, so now he keeps trying to get laughs.

From Salon ● Apr. 8, 2023

Grab the limo driver, we’re going to Sharper Image and buying a robot bartender and an automated laugh track.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 16, 2023

She snapped twice, and the laugh track erupted again.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray