Laughterlag
/ˈlæftərlæɡ/ noun Social
“The socially necessary delay before laughing at a joke you did not hear, understand, or find funny.”
— “I didn't catch a word of it, but my laughterlag was timed so perfectly nobody suspected a thing.”
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