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      [Noun]  | "laugh track" 


      1: recorded laughter that accompanies dialogue or action (as of a television program)


      Origin: 1952 ;

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       [ "laugh track" ]

      1: the track of people laughing on sitcoms/TV shows to make you not feel retarded for watching it alone. it is supposed to make you keep watching without your friends

        * e.g.,  ... Seinfeld was a very popular show due to its laugh track, which helped people watch it even when they had no friends 

       [ "Laugh Track" ]

      1: An extremely annoying recording of people laughing that they play in sitcoms that try to be funny but are too supressed by the FCC to allow anything humorous. Usually played at the "funny" moments because most people that watch that crap don't know when to laugh anyway.

        * e.g.,  ... The show is bad enough, you don't have to ruin it more by adding that stupid laugh track. 

       [ "Laugh Track" ]

      1: A digital audience laugh used in shows and channels like Disney whenever someone says a "joke". Usually a mix of kids and adults laughing.

        * e.g.,  ... Person 1: Hey, do you mind if i come in your room? 

       [ "Laugh Track" ]

      1: How bad directors convince themselves that they're funny.

        * e.g.,  ... The effects of using a laugh track: Y-yess... Imm funnyy.... a-aalll those people a-are l-laughing... BAWW HA HA HHAAWWW *cries* 

       [ "phantom laugh track" ]

      1: An illusion experienced by would-be comedians, consisting of a raucous laugh track playing in their minds every time they think they’ve said something funny.

        * e.g.,  ... He would pause after each funny-bomb he dropped, waiting for the phantom laugh track to die down so he could continue his random and pathetic attempts at humor. 

       [ "electronic laugh track" ]

      1: The online/text equivalent of the tv sitcom laugh track. Used to show an intended joke, sarcasm, or that something is funny when talking via text only (i.e. online "chatting" or text messaging). Can be either in text form, as per "lol", "lmao", etc, or can be in symbol form, i.e. :P, :D,etc

        * e.g.,  ... "Hey Ian, you are a fantastic dancer, lol" 

       [ "Dan Schneider Laugh Track" ]

      1: An annoying laugh that happens when stuff isn’t funny.

        * e.g.,  ... Olivia: This fish sure smells fishy! Audience: *Dan Schneider Laugh Track* 

       [ "Laughing track" ]

      1: A hahaha audio used in a show in order for home audience to know that a joke has been told and the ideal reaction has to be a laugh from you

        * e.g.,  ... "I am a bisexual woman of colour" Lilly Singh 

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