sidesplitting

[ sahyd-split-ing ]

/ ˈsaɪdˌsplɪt ɪŋ /

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adjective

convulsively uproarious: sidesplitting laughter.

producing uproarious laughter; extremely funny: sidesplitting farce.

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Origin of sidesplitting

First recorded in 1855–60; side¹ + splitting

OTHER WORDS FROM sidesplitting

side·split·ting·ly, adverb

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How to use sidesplitting in a sentence

At which point the breakfasters erupted in uncontrollable, explosive, side-splitting laughter.
Is Mitt Romney a Laugh Riot? Maybe|Lloyd Grove|August 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Rigid care has been taken to exclude such dramatic pieces which are fittingly described as "side-splitting farces."
Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays|Various
Uncle Abe made a side splitting speech all through, and Douglas followed with a "constitutional" argument.
Lincolniana|Andrew Adderup
There are men who tell side-splitting tales with the face of an undertaker—for example, Irvin Cobb.
When Winter Comes to Main Street|Grant Martin Overton

Life spreads out before them one of its most side-splitting, topsy-turvy farces and they see in it nothing to laugh at.
Simon the Jester|William J. Locke
To them, the sight of a stunned and possibly dead puppy was a side-splitting, ludicrous event.
Jerry of the Islands|Jack London

British Dictionary definitions for sidesplitting

side-splitting

adjective

producing great mirth

(of laughter) uproarious or very hearty

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