as in hoot
someone or something that is very funny
the movie is a real knee-slapper if you are a fan of lowbrow humor
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Recent Examples of knee-slapper
And, even more unfortunately, the conversations that Dreux and Alyssa have are not exactly knee-slappers.
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Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2025
On dinner tables frequented by Brussels sprouts, meatloaf is the well-meaning uncle whose knee-slappers are beloved, but not particularly hip.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2025
This 1940s knee-slapper on deck from Lakewood Theatre Company really isn’t so concerned with rooting out the murderer.
—oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2023
Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2025
On dinner tables frequented by Brussels sprouts, meatloaf is the well-meaning uncle whose knee-slappers are beloved, but not particularly hip.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2025
This 1940s knee-slapper on deck from Lakewood Theatre Company really isn’t so concerned with rooting out the murderer.
—oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knee-slapper
Noun
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Those rules are broken and the results are messy, monstrous and metaphorical in a hilariously jaw-dropping hoot about beauty and self-worth.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
13 Feb. 2025
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Jon Heder is a dull vacancy that Ferrell keeps trying to spur into action, but the rest of the supporting cast is a hoot, particularly Will Arnett and Amy Poehler as a rival skating duo.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The biggest laughs were earned by Murphy, who did an impression of Morgan, while Morgan played a man named Darius and Jones played a woman named Shanice.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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Her mother and grandmother ensure her nails are always painted a bright color to match her vibrant personality, smiles, and laughs.—
Elizabeth Broden,
Hartford Courant,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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At first a distant roar, everyone’s screams were drowned out by the first of the top rally cars tearing past.—
Raphael Orlove,
Robb Report,
6 Feb. 2025
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The last part of the 911 call contains nothing but ear-piercing screams from two of Franklins’ sons, then aged 9 and 5, who witnessed it all.—
Nate Gartrell,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Earlier this month, a Washington D.C. judge barred the Proud Boys, a group known for its role in the Jan. 6 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol, from selling merchandise using its name or symbols without permission from Metropolitan.—
Deborah Barfield Berry,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Body camera footage from Capitol Hill police during the riot show Schwartz spraying officers with pepper spray and wielding a baton.—
Jim Axelrod,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Knee-slapper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knee-slapper. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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