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• v  deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it

• laugh away

News & Articles

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• Brett Favre: Memory lapse 'put a little fear in me'
  It can happen to anybody -- forgetting your glasses are on the top of your head, or not remembering a loved one's birthday after celebrating it for decades. Most of us simply laugh off these short memory lapses.
  Oct. 26, 2013 - CNN
• Brett Favre: Memory lapse spikes fear
  It can happen to anybody -- forgetting your glasses are on the top of your head, or not remembering a loved one's birthday after celebrating it for decades. Most of us simply laugh off these short memory lapses. But for a former professional football player, memory lapses can be a scary thing.
  Oct. 25, 2013 - WXII-TV Winston-Salem