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    laugh·ing gear

    noun

    • 1. a person's mouth (typically used with reference to eating or drinking): informal British "thanks for giving me the opportunity to get my laughing gear around some excellent beers"

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  2. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLAUGHING GEAR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. British and Australian humorous. the mouth. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'laughing gear' in a sentence. laughing gear.

    • American

      British and Australian humorous the mouth.... Click for...

    • Laughing Hyena

      The spotted hyena → See hyena.... Click for English...

    • Laughful

      Archaic full of laughter.... Click for English...

    • Laughing Jackass

      2 meanings: → another name for kookaburra → another name for...

    • Perk

      5 meanings: 1. pert; brisk; lively 2. → See perk up informal...

    • Laughing Gas

      → another name for nitrous oxide.... Click for English...

  3. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › laughing_gearlaughing gear - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · laughing gear (uncountable) (UK, Australia, New Zealand, humorous, slang) The mouth. 2005, Brian Castro, The Garden Book, Giramond Publishing, NSW, page 110, His dumb face made me believe him. I told him if he saw anything unusual to come and tell me. Sure, Mr Damon, he whimpered. Sure, Mr Damon...I could have knocked out his ...

  4. www.urbandictionary.com › defineUrban Dictionary: Laughing Gear

    Oct 30, 2003 · Laughing gear. The mouth, when often used for other purposes than laughing, primarily sexual activity. So there I am, back of the cab, both of them got their laughing gear round my old single barrel pump action yoghurt rifle, yeah. by AluXeZ January 10, 2010. Get the Laughing gear mug.

  5. www.yourdictionary.com › laughing-gearLaughing-gear Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Laughing-gear definition: (UK, Australia, New Zealand, humorous, slang) The mouth .

  6. www.wordsense.eu › laughing_gearlaughing gear: meaning - WordSense

    What does laughing gear‎ mean? laughing gear (English) Noun laughing gear (uncountable) (UK, Australia, New Zealand, jocular, slang) The mouth. 2005, Brian Castro, The Garden Book, Giramond Publishing, NSW, page 110, His dumb face made me believe him. I told him if he saw anything unusual to come and tell me. Sure, Mr Damon, he whimpered ...

  7. www.oed.com › dictionary › laughing-gear_nlaughing gear, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    OED's earliest evidence for laughing gear is from 1874, in the writing of Charles Reade, novelist and playwright. laughing gear is formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: laughing n., gear n. See etymology.

  8. idiomorigins.org › origin › laughing-gearIdiom Origins - Laughing gear - History of Laughing gear

    Laughing gear Origin and History - British slang for the mouth dates from the 1970s. Laughing gear Meanings and origins of thousands of idioms, curious words, and slang.