have a laugh

English

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Verb

have a laugh (third-person singular simple present has a laugh, present participle having a laugh, simple past and past participle had a laugh)

To laugh.
It was awkward at the time, but later we all had a laugh about it.
(Britain, idiomatic) To joke; kid around.
Some of the kids had a laugh and put glue on the teacher's chair.
Fifty quid for that piece of junk? You're having a laugh!
(Britain, idiomatic) To enjoy oneself; have fun.
We had a great laugh yesterday at the funfair.

Translations

to laugh

Icelandic: hlæja (is)

UK: to kid around

Icelandic: grínast, spauga (is), gera að gamni sínu

UK: to enjoy oneself

Icelandic: skemmta sér (is), gleðjast (is)