knee-slapper


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knee′-slap`per



n. Informal.
a joke evoking boisterous hilarity.
[1965–70, Amer.]
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And repeating a real knee-slapper ranks high among life's basic joys.
Whoa, now, there's a knee-slapper. Again, did she misread the joke?
Later, on the growly knee-slapper "One Fine Day," the band has the same sort of spirit and energy, with a rougher, wilder feel.
Simple cartoon illustrations add visual jokes to this knee-slapper.
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Rather than merely providing another perfectly scholarly but exceedingly dull translation of what is supposed to be a knee-slapper, Relihan (classics, Wheaton College) digs deep into the spirit of the piece, re-creating Apuleius's slyness, plays upon words and images, and irreverence that cloaks deep faith.
We work so hard to get a film that shows our womanhood and connection to family with sympathy, only to have it ridiculed with knee-slapper jabs and references to Felicity's character, Bree, as a "man." This was a horrible misstep.
One man 's ridiculous drivel is another man's knee-slapper. Editor-in-Chief
(How was Michael Barone overlooked?) Boy, was this a knee-slapper, punctuated by overly forced guffaws, darting glances, and seat-squirming so characteristic of those who doth protest too much.

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