Laughing my butt off

[vikando]

What does it mean by "Laughing my butt off"? I can understand by the context that its laughing like any thing but what exactly it means and is it approriate and decent to use any where with any body? What exactly butt off means in this context?

[rancher247]

Hope I don't get in trouble for this!!!
This phrase comes from the slightly more pejorative phrase which is more commonly used.
See: Urban Dictionary: laugh your ass off
It is probably not appropriate to use in formal situations, but with your friends in the american culture, it is common.

[vikando]

Thanks a lot. Thats what I thought so, what is the alternate for this for formal situations?

[queenbu]

Originally Posted by vikando

Thanks a lot. Thats what I thought so, what is the alternate for this for formal situations?

'Laughing my head off'

[vikando]

Thank you.

[queenbu]

Originally Posted by vikando

Thanks a lot. That's what I thought/ I thought so. What is the alternative for formal situations?

You're welcome. By the way, note the above corrections.

[BobK]

Originally Posted by queenbu

'Laughing my head off'

And in less formal contexts (but still more refined than for 'butt'), 'laughing my socks off'.

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[vikando]

Thank you all.