In addition to the word compliance, called out by nimble, there’s also the word nervous.
When do you laugh ‘nervously’? When the joke made was from someone with power over you; when it was racist, sexist, or otherwise crass; or maybe when you just don’t want to be near the person making it.
In those situations, the nervous laughter may be interpreted by the other person as agreement, acceptance, etc. while it is anything but.
It will take a force of will to not chuckle and just let it slide and instead push the issue, but it may result in the other person actually thinking about the issue and realizing their ‘joke’ was unacceptable.
In addition to the word compliance, called out by nimble, there’s also the word nervous.
When do you laugh ‘nervously’? When the joke made was from someone with power over you; when it was racist, sexist, or otherwise crass; or maybe when you just don’t want to be near the person making it.
In those situations, the nervous laughter may be interpreted by the other person as agreement, acceptance, etc. while it is anything but.
It will take a force of will to not chuckle and just let it slide and instead push the issue, but it may result in the other person actually thinking about the issue and realizing their ‘joke’ was unacceptable.