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crack up



VERB
crash or wreck a car, plane, etc.
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My Magic 8 Ball sees little to look forward to except a lot of laughs — because we’ll need to crack up at the cruelty to keep from crying, you know?

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 31, 2025

It's not clear what made him crack up, but we bet Paul Giamatti had something to do with it.

From BBC Feb. 13, 2024

If the phrase “mom jeans” makes you instantly crack up, you will love this show.

From New York Times Feb. 8, 2024

Developers first drill a well and inject high-pressured water to crack up underground rock.

From Scientific American Feb. 14, 2023

We both crack up, because we know it’s the one line even most lapsed Muslims won’t cross.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed




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