: Re: A more specific type of "nervous laughter" A handful of my friends have an odd trait where they say something and immediately laugh after it in an attempt to judge its success. The topic is

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The first word I thought of was titter, which describes a nervous, self-conscious laugh. I associate it particularly with judgment, but something like sniggering might be closer to what you are looking for. Sniggering is more derisive than tittering, and I think the following laughter is aimed at the subject of the rant, to see if others will join in on the mockery.

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