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pity-laughing
verb
/pit-ee-lah-fing/
Definition
The hollow, vocalized equivalent of a 'seen' receipt, utilized to gracefully terminate a horrifically unfunny conversation.
In use
“I was pity-laughing at his crypto jokes just so he'd leave me alone.”
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Language
- Language form
- verb
- Pronunciation
- /pit-ee-lah-fing/
Classification
- Life domain
- People & society
History
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