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THIGH-SLAPPER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does thigh-slapper mean?
• THIGH-SLAPPER (noun)
The noun THIGH-SLAPPER has 1 sense:
1. a joke that seems extremely funny
Familiarity information: THIGH-SLAPPER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A joke that seems extremely funny
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
belly laugh; howler; riot; scream; sidesplitter; thigh-slapper; wow
Hypernyms ("thigh-slapper" is a kind of...):
gag; jape; jest; joke; laugh (a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter)
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