sidesplitter


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side·split·ting

(sīd′splĭt′ĭng)
adj.
1. Convulsively hearty; uproarious. Used of laughter.
2. Causing convulsive laughter; extremely funny: a sidesplitting comedy.
side′split′ter n.
side′split′ting·ly adv.
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side•split•ter

(ˈsaɪdˌsplɪt ər)

n.
something that is uproariously funny.
[1875–80]
side′split`ting, adj.
side′split`ting•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:sidesplitter - a joke that seems extremely funny]sidesplitter - a joke that seems extremely funny
gag, jape, jest, joke, laugh - a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"
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