belly laugh
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of belly laugh
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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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
We can prevent some of the aging process by being engaged, staying engaged, staying childlike, staying playful, staying with humor and laughing a good belly laugh.
From Salon • Oct. 6, 2023
She loves to make her boyfriend, a motion graphic designer, belly laugh.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2023
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
She has a low belly laugh that surprise you.
From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple
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