Cry
Cry verb - To shed tears often while making meaningless sounds as a sign of pain or distress.
Laughs
Both words in one sentence
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Pops from Regular Show is another rare male example that isn't always played for laughs- in fact, seeing Pops cry is absolutely heartbreaking sometimes.
Source: Fragile Flower - Later, a title card says that "The crowd laughs with you always...but it will cry with you for only a day." Following scenes show how the uncaring world moves on as John plunges into despair.
Source: The World Mocks Your Loss -
Subverted in Balls of Fury when a greatly feared ping pong champion turns out to be a cute little Chinese schoolgirl, but the hero easily crushes her and laughs in her face, causing her to cry.
Source: Little Miss Badass
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Laughs and Cry. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cry/laughs
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