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/suyd"split'euhr/, n.something that is uproariously funny, as a joke or a situation.[1875-80; from the idiom to split one's sides (laughing); see -ER1]
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sidesplitter
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sidesplitter — side•split•ter [[t]ˈsaɪdˌsplɪt ər[/t]] n. cvb something that is uproariously funny • Etymology: 1875–80 side′split ting, adj. side′split ting•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
sidesplitter — noun a joke that seems extremely funny • Syn: ↑belly laugh, ↑howler, ↑thigh slapper, ↑scream, ↑wow, ↑riot • Derivationally related forms: ↑howl (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
double entendre — Synonyms and related words: ambiguity, ambiguousness, amphibology, belly laugh, blue story, complexity of meaning, counterword, dirty joke, dirty story, double meaning, double reference, equivocacy, equivocal, equivocality, equivocalness,… … Moby Thesaurus
fun — Synonyms and related words: act, action, amusement, amusing, animal pleasure, ball, be merry with, beguiling, behave, belly laugh, big time, blitheness, blue story, bodily pleasure, carnal delight, comfort, content, contentment, coziness, crack a … Moby Thesaurus
gag — Synonyms and related words: Oregon boat, acoustic tile, acting, antiknock, asphyxiate, baffler, balk, barf, be nauseated, be seasick, be sick, belly laugh, bilbo, blue story, boggle, bond, bonds, bottle up, bridle, bring up, buffoonery, business … Moby Thesaurus
howl — Synonyms and related words: Bedlam let loose, air a grievance, animal noise, bark, barking, battle cry, bawl, bay, bedlam, beef, beefing, bell, bellow, bellyache, bellyaching, birdcall, bitch, bitching, blare, blast, blat, blate, bleat, bobbery,… … Moby Thesaurus
howler — Synonyms and related words: Irish bull, belly laugh, bloomer, blooper, blue story, blunder, bobble, bonehead play, boner, boo boo, boob stunt, boot, clanger, clinker, dirty joke, dirty story, double entendre, dumb trick, error, ethnic joke, fool… … Moby Thesaurus
jape — Synonyms and related words: Parthian shot, back answer, badinage, banter, barrack, be merry with, belly laugh, blue story, caustic remark, chaff, comeback, crack, crack a joke, crack wise, cut, cut at, cutting remark, dig, dig at, dirty joke,… … Moby Thesaurus
jest — Synonyms and related words: Parthian shot, a continental, a curse, a damn, a darn, a hoot, back answer, badinage, bagatelle, banter, bauble, be merry with, bean, belly laugh, bibelot, bit, blue story, brass farthing, butt, button, byword, byword… … Moby Thesaurus
joke — Synonyms and related words: a continental, a curse, a damn, a darn, a hoot, absurdity, anecdote, antic, badinage, bagatelle, banter, bauble, be merry with, bean, belly laugh, bibelot, bijouterie, bit, blue story, bon mot, brass farthing, buffoon … Moby Thesaurus
