sidesplitter

[ sahyd-split-er ]

/ ˈsaɪdˌsplɪt ər /

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noun

something that is uproariously funny, as a joke or a situation.

RELATED WORDS

uproar, panic, hoot, laugh, howl, show, sensation, revelry, carousal, wow, splash, lark, frolic, extravaganza, festivity, merrymaking, confusion, excess, flourish, smash

Nearby words

sidesaddle flower, sideshow, sideslip, sidesman, sidespin, sidesplitter, sidesplitting, sidestep, sidestream smoke, sidestroke, sideswipe

Origin of sidesplitter

1875–80; from the idiom to split one's sides (laughing); see -er¹

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