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horse laugh

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horse laugh

An unpleasant-sounding or derisive laugh. That horse laugh you gave in response to Joe's suggestion didn't endear you to anyone, you know. I knew by the teacher's horse laugh that I'd said the wrong answer. She's a beautiful girl, but she's got a real horse laugh, and it's driving me nuts!
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horse laugh

n. a mocking and sarcastic laugh. He came out with a horse laugh that caused some eyebrows to raise.
See also: horse, laugh
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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