Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

no laughing matter

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.54 in modern English

Syllables
no laugh-ing -mat-ter
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A serious situation that cannot be dealt with by making jokes about it.

Uncountable

Usage

Synonyms

no joke

Questions

What does no laughing matter mean?
A serious situation that cannot be dealt with by making jokes about it.

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