Usually means: Succeed finally, proving others wrong.
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We found 9 dictionaries that define the word have the last laugh:

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  1. have the last laugh: Merriam-Webster
  2. have the last laugh: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. have the last laugh: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  4. have the last laugh: Wiktionary
  5. have the last laugh: Dictionary.com
  6. have the last laugh: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. have the last laugh: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (have the last laugh)

verb:  (idiomatic) To be vindicated; to triumph despite predicted failure; to find success after defeat or setback.

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