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/nee"slap'euhr/, n. Informal.a joke evoking boisterous hilarity.[1965-70, Amer.]
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knee slapper — A knee slapper is something that is considered funny, though it is often used sarcastically … The small dictionary of idiomes
knee-slapper — ☆ knee slapper [nē′slap΄ər ] n. Informal a very funny joke, anecdote, etc.: also written knee slapper … English World dictionary
knee-slapper — knee′ slap per n. inf cvb a joke evoking boisterous hilarity • Etymology: cvb 1965–70, amer … From formal English to slang
knee slapper — noun A joke, especially one which strikes the listener or reader as particularly humorous. Syn: thigh slapper … Wiktionary
knee-slapper — noun N. Amer. informal an uproariously funny joke. Derivatives knee slapping adjective … English new terms dictionary
knee-slapper — ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: from the phrase slap one s knee (to express mirth) : an extremely funny joke, line, or story … Useful english dictionary
knee-slapper — noun Date: 1966 an extremely funny joke, line, or story … New Collegiate Dictionary
knee — {{11}}knee (n.) O.E. cneo, cneow knee, from P.Gmc. *knewam (Cf. O.N. kne, O.S. kneo, O.Fris. kni, M.Du. cnie, Du. knie, O.H.G. kniu, Ger. Knie, Goth. kniu), from PIE root *g(e)neu (Cf. Skt. janu, Avestan … Etymology dictionary
knee-slap·per — /ˈniːˌslæpɚ/ noun, pl pers [count] US informal : a very funny joke or story That s a real knee slapper … Useful english dictionary
thigh-slapper — noun A joke, especially one which strikes the listener or reader as particularly humorous. Not exactly a thigh slapper, but not terrible for a psychiatrist joke either. Syn: knee slapper … Wiktionary
