rib-tickling
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of rib-tickling
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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But the afterschool special vibes bring a kind of unexpected coziness that manages to be both heartfelt and surreal, fostering a sense of serenity and camaraderie that is rib-tickling in all the right ways.
From Salon • Dec. 26, 2025
On social media, videos of the incident have been watched tens of thousands of times and many Twitter users have posted rib-tickling comments in response to the visuals.
From BBC • Jul. 12, 2022
Despite the rib-tickling levity, though, this comedy of manners is also a serious novel about class cruelty on and off the battlefield.
From Washington Post • Mar. 21, 2016
The drawing, titled “Fill Up My Can,” depicts a cigar-smoking man in a derby hat and bears the prophetic if not rib-tickling caption, “Develop your sense of humor and it will develop you.”
From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2011
It was close to midnight when the clown of Colorow’s party invented a new and rib-tickling joke.
From The Fighting Edge by Raine, William MacLeod
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