Meaning of laughing gear | Babel Free

Definitions

The mouth.

Australia, New-Zealand, UK, humorous, slang, uncountable

Examples

“2005, Brian Castro, The Garden Book, Giramond Publishing, NSW, page 110, His dumb face made me believe him. I told him if he saw anything unusual to come and tell me. Sure, Mr Damon, he whimpered. Sure, Mr Damon...I could have knocked out his laughing-gear.”

“Wrap your laughing gear around these luscious Lebanese swamis (meat and spice wrapped in Lebanese bread).”

“You will recognize him instantly — a man with his laughing gear permanently attached to a liquor bottle.”

“Wrap your laughing gear around fresh bread and tasty spreads to set yourself up for the day.”

“‘Get your laughing gear round that lot,’ Frank drawled as he put the chops, steaks and bangers on the table.”

“Despite having pretty mean teeth, it lacks the laughing gear of the pike and thus smaller baits tend to be used.”

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