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Laugh Track 

An extremely annoying recording of people laughing that they play in sitcoms that try to be funny but are too supressed by the FCC to allow anything humorous. Usually played at the "funny" moments because most people that watch that crap don't know when to laugh anyway.
The show is bad enough, you don't have to ruin it more by adding that stupid laugh track.
Laugh Track by Max (the pianist) August 21, 2007

Laugh Track 

A digital audience laugh used in shows and channels like Disney whenever someone says a "joke". Usually a mix of kids and adults laughing.
Person 1: Hey, do you mind if i come in your room?
Person 2: No
Person 1 walks in anyway
Person 2: (cringes)
Laugh Track: HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW.
Laugh Track by Bromandus December 29, 2010

Laugh Track 

How bad directors convince themselves that they're funny.
The effects of using a laugh track:

Y-yess... Imm funnyy.... a-aalll those people a-are l-laughing... BAWW HA HA HHAAWWW *cries*
Laugh Track by Mr. Awesome-er September 14, 2009

phantom laugh track 

An illusion experienced by would-be comedians, consisting of a raucous laugh track playing in their minds every time they think they’ve said something funny.
He would pause after each funny-bomb he dropped, waiting for the phantom laugh track to die down so he could continue his random and pathetic attempts at humor.
phantom laugh track by Dr Bunnygirl September 3, 2020

Dan Schneider Laugh Track 

An annoying laugh that happens when stuff isn’t funny.
Olivia: This fish sure smells fishy!

Audience: *Dan Schneider Laugh Track*

electronic laugh track 

The online/text equivalent of the tv sitcom laugh track. Used to show an intended joke, sarcasm, or that something is funny when talking via text only (i.e. online "chatting" or text messaging). Can be either in text form, as per "lol", "lmao", etc, or can be in symbol form, i.e. :P, :D,etc
"Hey Ian, you are a fantastic dancer, lol"
"are you fucking kidding me? why do you always use that E-L-T (electronic laugh track) b.s.? i get that you joking without it"
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fauxstalgia 

Faux nostalgia. Faking old things in an attempt to recapture the feeling of times gone past, especially of technology that has passed.
Hipstamatic pictures, just like the vinyl-static added to digital recordings, is prime fauxstalgia
fauxstalgia by scotte61 December 16, 2010
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pajama casual 

Pajama casual is a term used when working from home and preparing for a video conference. All business above the waist and your pajama pants down below.
We have a Zoom meeting in a few minutes and I’ll probably go pajama casual.
pajama casual by jrod-knows March 31, 2020
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funflation 

The recent boom in consumer spending on entertainment and experiences with a high demand running up the cost of enjoying of those experiences.
I’m trying to go to this Taylor Swift concert but the funflation has made it so impossible for me to afford tickets.
funflation by Dfree523 November 17, 2023
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