laugh track

noun

: recorded laughter that accompanies dialogue or action (as of a television program)

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Those snobs say the studio audience or, heaven forbid, the laugh track, do all the work. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2026 Cox went on to say that the live audience loved watching the taping of the show so much, and that sometimes producers had to cut the laugh track early so the actors could continue on. — Laney Crawley, People.com, 6 July 2025 From bodily function issues and kid shenanigans to videos of terrible tattoos and people looking to fornicate with anything that has a pulse, fans serve as their own laugh track. — Ali Lerman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024 No laugh track meant that Guaraldi’s music was brought to the fore; its prominence, perhaps more than the sparse dialogue, gave viewers cues about how to feel, or about a particular scene’s meaning. — Anna Holmes, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for laugh track

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of laugh track was in 1952

Rhymes for laugh track

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Laughton
laugh track
laugh until one cries
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“Laugh track.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laugh%20track. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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