belly laugh

belly laugh

An often uncontrolled, loud, and hearty laugh. The old man let out a giant belly laugh when he saw his young granddaughter spill an entire bowl of spaghetti on her head.
See also: belly, laugh
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

belly laugh

n. a loud, deep, uninhibited laugh. I don’t want to hear giggles when I tell a joke. I want long belly laughs.
See also: belly, laugh
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • laughter
  • raise a laugh
  • raise a laugh/smile
  • for a laugh
  • laugh until you cry
  • laugh (oneself) silly
  • laugh oneself silly
  • laugh yourself silly
  • chortle
  • laugh up one's sleeve, to
References in periodicals archive
BELLY LAUGHS Joking with Loose Women's Shobna Gulati
The Idaho native's gentle brand of humour doesn't push as many buttons, but it's full of belly laughs and awkwardly spot-on observations.
Hazel will still host the Winter Olympics and snooker, which gives her "at least two belly laughs a day".
Third time's most certainly a charm for Pixar because Toy Story 3 surpasses the 1995 original and its 1999 sequel for thrills, spills, belly laughs and even tears, delivering the most satisfying journey of the rootin' tootin' trilogy.
There are some moments that might make you smile, but don't expect any huge belly laughs. With repeated dips into forced comedy voices, most of the actors are just trying to hard (one exception is Yasmin Akran, the actress behind Benedict Cumberbatch's love interest in season three of Sherlock).
aside from being a great hollywood blockbuster, filled with amazing action scenes, it also offers plenty of belly laughs along the way.
MICHAEL MCINTYRE'S EASTER NIGHT AT THE COLISEUM BBC1 8pm Why not crack open another Easter egg and settle in for belly laughs with the comedian (right) and his superstar guests.
Four characters dangle precariously from their perches on the Hollywood power ladder in Neil LaBute's "The Money Shot," an acid-tongued showbiz satire that makes up in belly laughs and inspired performances what it lacks in nuance or novelty.
The sniggers turned into belly laughs as he offered a central belt perspective on stand-up mainstays - relationships, middle age, and, er, carrying around a bag of dog keech.
However, you would be wise to put that niggling thought to the back of your mind and tune in to ITV2's latest effort - because you won't be disappointed, as it brings on the belly laughs.
You won't get a lot of belly laughs out of this heavily academic book, but you will learn a thing or two about the use of humour and irony in indigenous women's poetry.
BELLY laughs, poignancy and heartbreak - it appears The Yarn, coming to the Unity this week, has got everything.
London, Jan 10 ( ANI ): Pregnant Rachel Uchitel was spotted reading a copy of Jenny McCarthy's book 'Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth About Pregnancy And Childbirth' while on holiday in Cancun, Mexico last week.
Belly laughs come from Ugly Sisters Tracey and Stacey (Michael Chapman and Steve Davies), pop star Andy Scott-Lee is the quintessential Prince Charming while Big Brother's Nikki Grahame is beautiful as the Fairy Godmother.
Practitioners say the discipline's blend of belly laughs and deep breathing gets rid of stress hormones like cortisol and boosts the immune system.