last laugh
noun
: the satisfaction of ultimate triumph or success especially after being scorned or regarded as a failure
he got the last laugh on his early critics
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Your extended last laugh on Too Old to Die Young still haunts me.
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2024
Doncic and the Mavericks got last season’s last laugh by crushing the Suns in Game 7, 123-90.
—Dallas News, 5 Mar. 2023
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2024
Doncic and the Mavericks got last season’s last laugh by crushing the Suns in Game 7, 123-90.
—Dallas News, 5 Mar. 2023
See all Example Sentences for last laugh
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“Last laugh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20laugh. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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