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Straight face test

The straight face test is a test of whether something is legitimate or serious based on whether a given statement or legal argument can be made sincerely, without any compulsion to laugh. The phrase goes back to about 1987.

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The straight face test (also laugh test or giggle test) is a test of whether something is legitimate or serious based on whether a given statement or legal argument can be made sincerely, without any compulsion to laugh.1 The phrase goes back to about 1987.2

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  1. McElhaney, James W. (October 1, 1988). "The Giggle Test". ABA Journal: 90, 92.
  2. WordSpy
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