English · Slang Candidate

laughing gear

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The mouth.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Miệng

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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.

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