LAST LAUGH

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Ultimate success achieved after a near failure (inspired by the saying 'he laughs best who laughs last')

Example:

we had the last laugh after the votes were counted

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("last laugh" is a kind of...):

triumph; victory (a successful ending of a struggle or contest)

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