laugh track

noun

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

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Soon, the producers created a whole catalog of different laugh tracks. — IEEE Spectrum, 2 Aug. 2026 The beloved series started as a single-camera show with a laugh track before adopting the multicam format with a live studio audience. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026 Those snobs say the studio audience or, heaven forbid, the laugh track, do all the work. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2026 Where Soap was straightforwardly in the realm of sitcom—leaning toward broad humor, underlined stylistically by the presence of a laugh track—Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman knew just how to strike that sweet spot between screw-loose absurdity and genuine pathos. — Literary Hub, 18 May 2026 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 11 Aug. 2026.

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