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larf
¶ . Jocular spelling of laugh n. and v., esp. representing Cockney speech.
1847Punch XII. 2/1 She is so innocent..a half-larfin, and a half-poutin. 1851Mrs. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) I. iv. 45 ‘And what did mother say?’ said George. ‘Say?—why, she kinder larfed in her eyes—dem great handsome eyes o' hern...’ 1894Kipling Day's Work (1898) 62 The folks..larfed—why, they all but lay down themselves with larfin'. 1901M. Franklin My Brilliant Career (1966) xxxi. 196 A sorrowful lookin' delicate creetur', that couldn't larf to save her life. 1965L. Deighton Horse under Water iii. 19 ‘I'll larf, sir, that's what I will do; larf.’ The Chief gave no sign of laughing either now or at any future time: I thought for a moment that LARF was some strange nautical verb. 1968― (title) Only when I larf. 1971Guardian 8 Apr. 10/2 Give us a larf, pass the time. |