last laugh



*last laugh (on someone)

Fig. laughter or ridicule at someone who has laughed at or ridiculed you. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) John laughed when I got a D on the final exam. I got the last laugh, though. He failed the course. Mr. Smith said I was foolish when I bought an old building. I had the last laugh when I sold it a month later for twice what I paid for it.
See also: last, laugh

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Caratacus-Ancient Celtic (Latinized)
Lamia (1)-Arabic
ThorstenTAWR-sten (German)Swedish, Danish, German
AmÉ-Medieval French
Emmanouil-Greek
Nita (2)-Native American, Choctaw