laughing gear
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Register: humorous, slang
Examples
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 laughing-gear.
Quoted attestation: 2005, Brian Castro, The Garden Book, Giramond Publishing, NSW, page 110,
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “laughing gear” mean?
The mouth.
Is “laughing gear” formal or informal?
laughing gear is generally humorous, slang.