Definition: (from dictionary.com)
-noun
1. a loud, unrestrained burst of laughter
-verb (used without object)
2. to laugh loudly and boisterously
2. to laugh loudly and boisterously
Examples:
"Her tendency to guffaw when nervous has ruined a fair number of first dates."
"The comedian had a hearty guffaw at one of his jokes to make up for the silence from the audience."
Origin: (from etymonline.com)
"1720, Scottish, probably imitative of the sound of coarse laughter. Cf. gawf (early 16c.) 'loud, noisy laugh.' The verb is from 1721."
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