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Guffaw

[ɡə-FAW]

Part of speech: noun

Origin: Scottish, early 18th century

1.

A loud and boisterous laugh.

Examples of Guffaw in a sentence

"Kevin let out a loud, spontaneous guffaw."

"The comedian let out a guffaw at his own joke."

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