sich ins Fäustchen lachen

German

Etymology

Literally: “to laugh in one’s fist”. Compare Dutch in zijn vuistje lachen, also zich in het vuistje lachen.

Pronunciation
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Verb

sich ins Fäustchen lachen (weak, third-person singular present lacht sich ins Fäustchen, past tense lachte sich ins Fäustchen, past participle sich ins Fäustchen gelacht, auxiliary haben)

  1. to laugh in one's sleeve (laugh secretly and gloatingly)

Conjugation

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