off
( informal ) to try to make people think that sth is not serious or important, especially by making a joke about it :
He laughed off suggestions that he was going to resign.
off
( informal ) to try to make people think that sth is not serious or important, especially by making a joke about it :
He laughed off suggestions that he was going to resign.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005