Buying lots of worthless items and in coincidence, said worthless item goes up in value and demand, making you a profit. This phrase is named after Timothy Dexter, who was known for being stupid and taking bad advice to buy or send useless items that was meant to make him poor, but ended up making him a profit due to coincidence of high demand. This phrase comes from Sam O’Nellas Academy where he said “demands went way up, dexters laughing.” video on Timothy Dexter when describing the event where he bought lots of whale bone and then coincidentally, mean wearing corsets became a big thing in France, therefore causing him to get a huge profit.
Person 1: “I just bought a bunch of Blockbuster gift cards for pennies and in a dumb found if luck, shortly after, Blockbuster gift cards went up in value.”
Person 2: “Dexter’s Laughing”
Person 2: “Dexter’s Laughing”
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A feature that is often used on social media as a tool to ridicule other users without using any constructive language.
"I attempted to have a discussion on Facebook, but people would rather use the laughing reaction than to defend their beliefs with words of reasoning."
"Two kids were reported killed today on a Facebook post, and one hundred people gave the post a laughing reaction. What a bunch of assholes."
"Two kids were reported killed today on a Facebook post, and one hundred people gave the post a laughing reaction. What a bunch of assholes."
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