Usually means: Pre-recorded laughter added to shows.
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We found 6 dictionaries that define the word canned laughter:

General (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. canned laughter: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  2. canned laughter: Wiktionary
  3. Canned Laughter (TV programme), Canned Laughter (album), Canned Laughter (sitcom), Canned Laughter, Canned laughter: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. Canned Laughter: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (canned laughter)

▸ noun:  Prerecorded laughter that is edited into the soundtrack of a TV program.

Similar:
laugh-track, laughtrack, laugh track, laugh-in, gag reel, laughtre, laughathon, laughter, underlaughter, laughfest, more...

Opposite:
awkward silence, genuine laughter, natural laughter

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Similar:
laugh-track, laughtrack, laugh track, laugh-in, gag reel, laughtre, laughathon, laughter, underlaughter, laughfest, more...

Opposite:
awkward silence, genuine laughter, natural laughter



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