guffaw
guh faw
- n a burst of deep loud hearty laughter
- v laugh boisterously
- Both political parties tried to bribe the American people past their anger over high gasoline prices, and the public response was a collective guffaw.
- Asked by Anderson Cooper whether the Lott-Clinton duet was the beginning of a beautiful relationship, Clinton was unable to stifle a guffaw.
- Al Capp, 1909-79Their names were enough to make most Americans guffaw: Moonbeam McSwine, Fearless Fosdick, Lonesome Polecat, Joe Btfsplk (pronounced Btfsplk).