Laugh vs Pie - What's the difference?
laugh | pie |
An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.
* 1803 , (Oliver Goldsmith), The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.: With an Account of His Life , page 45:
* 1869 , , Lectures and Addresses on Literary and Social Topics , page 87:
Something that provokes mirth or scorn.
* 1921 , (Ring Lardner), The Big Town: How I and the Mrs. Go to New York to See Life and Get Katie a Husband , The Bobbs-Merrill Company, page 73:
* 1979 , (Monty Python), (Always Look on the Bright Side of Life)
(label) A fun person.
* 2010 , (The Times), March 14, 2010, (Tamzin Outhwaite), the unlikely musical star
(label) To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter.
* c. 1602 , (William Shakespeare), (Troilus and Cressida) , act I, scene ii:
* 1899 , (Stephen Crane),
* 1979 , (Monty Python), (Always Look on the Bright Side of Life)
To be or appear cheerful, pleasant, mirthful, lively, or brilliant; to sparkle; to sport.
* 1693 , (John Dryden), "Of the Pythagorean Philosophy", from the 15th book of Ovid's Metamorphoses
* 1734 , (Alexander Pope), (An Essay on Man) , Chapter 3
To make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride; to mock.
* 1731-1735 , (Alexander Pope), (Moral Essays)
* 1890 , (Oscar Wilde), (The Picture of Dorian Gray) , Chapter 3
* 1967 , (The Beatles), (Penny Lane)
(label) To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule.
* 1611 , (William Shakespeare), (The Tempest) , act II, scene i:
* 1611 , (William Shakespeare), (The Tempest) , act II, scene ii:
(label) To express by, or utter with, laughter.
* 1602 , (William Shakespeare), (Troilus and Cressida) , act I, scene iii:
* 1866 , (Louisa May Alcott), (Behind A Mask)'' or, ''A Woman's Power ; Chapter 8
* 1906 , (Jack London), (Moon-Face)
A type of pastry that consists of an outer crust and a filling.
Any of various other, non-pastry dishes that maintain the general concept of a shell with a filling.
(Northeastern US) Pizza.
(figuratively) The whole of a wealth or resource, to be divided in parts.
* It is easier to get along when everyone, more or less, is getting ahead. But when the pie is shrinking, social groups are more likely to turn on each other.'' — , ''[http://www.newsweek.com/2010/12/04/the-deepest-dangers-facing-the-united-states.html Why It’s Time to Worry] , Newsweek 2010-12-04
(letterpress) A disorderly mess of spilt type.
(cricket) An especially badly bowled ball.
(pejorative) a gluttonous person.
A pie chart.
* 1986 , Carolyn Sorensen, ?Henry J. Stock, Department of Education Computer Graphics Guide (page 8)
(slang) The vulva.
* 1981 , William Kotzwinkle, Jack in the Box
* 2010 , W. A. Moltinghorne, Magnolia Park (page 238)
To hit in the face with a pie, either for comic effect or as a means of protest (see also pieing).
To go around (a corner) in a guarded manner.
(historical) The smallest unit of currency in South Asia, equivalent to 1/192 of a rupee or 1/12 of an anna.
* 1888 , Rudyard Kipling, ‘The Strange Ride of Morrowbie Jukes’, The Phantom ’Rickshaw and Other Tales , Folio Society 2005, page 117:
As nouns the difference between laugh and pie
is that laugh is an expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter while pie is foot.As a verb laugh
is (label) to show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter.laugh
English
Alternative forms
* laff (eye dialect) * laughe (archaic) * larf (Cockney eye dialect)Noun
(en noun)- And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind.
- That man is a bad man who has not within him the power of a hearty laugh .
- “And this rug,” he says, stomping on an old rag carpet. “How much do you suppose that cost?” ¶ It was my first guess, so I said fifty dollars. ¶ “That’s a laugh ,” he said. “I paid two thousand for that rug.”
- Life's a piece of shit / When you look at it / Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true.
- Outhwaite is a good laugh , yes, she knows how to smile: but deep down, she really is strong and stern.
Synonyms
* (expression of mirth) cackle, chortle, chuckle, giggle, guffaw, snicker, snigger, titter, cachinnation * (something that provokes mirth or scorn) joke, laughing stockDerived terms
* barrel of laughs * belly laugh * bundle of laughs * evil laugh * a laugh a minute * for a laugh * have a laugh * have the last laugh * horselaugh * laughathon * laughless * laughlike * laughline * laugh machine * laughsome * laugh track * laughworthy * laughy * liquid laughVerb
(en verb)- But there was such laughing! Queen Hecuba laugh' d that her eyes ran o'er.
- The roars of laughter which greeted his proclamation were of two qualities; some men laughing' because they knew all about cuckoo-clocks, and other men ' laughing because they had concluded that the eccentric Jake had been victimised by some wise child of civilisation.
- If life seems jolly rotten / There's something you've forgotten / And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing.
- Then laughs the childish year, with flowerets crowned
- In Folly’s cup ?till laughs the bubble Joy.
- No wit to flatter left of all his store, No fool to laugh at, which he valu'd more.
- There was something about him, Harry, that amused me. He was such a monster. You will laugh at me, I know, but I really went in and paid a whole guinea for the stage-box. To the present day I can't make out why I did so; and yet if I hadn't! – my dear Harry, if I hadn't, I would have missed the greatest romance of my life. I see you are laughing. It is horrid of you!"
- On the corner is a banker with a motorcar / The little children laugh at him behind his back
- Will you laugh me asleep, for I am very heavy?
- I shall laugh myself to death.
- From his deep chest laughs out a loud applause.
- Fairfax addressed her as "my lady," she laughed her musical laugh, and glanced up at a picture of Gerald with eyes full of exultation.
- "You refuse to take me seriously," Lute said, when she had laughed her appreciation. "How can I take that Planchette rigmarole seriously?"
Usage notes
The simple past tense forms laught', '''laugh'd''' and '''low''' and the past participles '''laught''', '''laugh'd''' and ' laughen also exist, but are obsolete.Synonyms
* (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face) cackle, chortle, chuckle, giggle, guffaw, snicker, snigger, titter * See alsoAntonyms
* (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face) cry, weepCoordinate terms
* (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face) cryDerived terms
* belly-laugh * burst out laughing * don't make me laugh * he who laughs last laughs best * he who laughs last laughs longest * laughable * laugh all the way to the bank * laugh away * laugh down * laugher * laughing * laugh in someone's face * laugh in the sleeve * laugh like a drain * laugh like a hyena * laugh off * laugh one out of * laugh one's head off * laugh on the other side of one's face * laugh out, laugh out loud * laugh out of the other corner of the mouth, laugh out of the other side of the mouth * laugh to scorn * laugh track * * LOL * outlaugh * unlaugh * you're having a laugh * you've got to laughSee also
* aphonogelia * comedy * gelotology * funny * ha ha * tee hee, tee hee heepie
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl), unknown origin.Noun
- The family had steak and kidney pie''' for dinner and cherry '''pie for dessert.
- Shepherd's pie is made of mince covered with mashed potato.
- Pies are best for comparing the components of only one or two totals.
- "Yeah, take it off!" "SHOW US YOUR PIE !" The brunette opened the catch on her G-string and let the sequinned cloth slip down, teasing them with it.
- Yeah, some guys like to eat the old hairy pie . Women, too, or so I've heard.
Derived terms
* apple pie * chicken pie * cottage pie * cream pie * cutie pie * easy as pie * have one's fingers in many pies * humble pie * meat pie * mince pie * mud pie * party pie * pie chart * pie floater * pie in the sky * pie-eater * pie-eyed * pie-faced * piehole * pieing * piemaker * piet * pork pie * pot pie * shepherd's pie * steak and kidney pie * sweet as pie * who ate all the piesSee also
* pastie * pastyVerb
(d)- I'd like to see someone pie the chairman of the board.
Etymology 2
From (etyl) pie, from (etyl) .Derived terms
* piebaldEtymology 3
From (etyl) .Noun
(en-noun)- I gave him all the money in my possession, Rs.9.8.5. – nine rupees, eight annas, and five pie – for I always keep small change as bakshish when I am in camp.