KNEE-SLAPPER Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

knee-slapper

noun

ˈnē-ˌsla-pər

Definition of knee-slapper

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. — 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

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Noun

Church bells, owl hoots and sprinklers keeping the grass hydrated during this dry spell fill the space between the occasional motor trudging along a main road devoid of commotion.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
What a hoot that was — eight Hall of Famers paired with professional anglers and competing for the biggest bass.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of hoot

Noun

When Jenn and Emily return, Shannon tries to cut the tension by talking about jarred pizza sauce (the only real laugh-out-loud moment of the episode), but there’s no salvaging this night.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
Here, she’s matured as a well-rounded comedienne who can pull the stops for subtle approaches to laughs, and though the mugging is still evident, it’s only used for propitious moments.

— Hank Grant, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of laugh

Noun

Anti-apartheid protesters filled the streets, police formed riot squads and flour bombs fell from a plane over Eden Park, the All Blacks’ home citadel in Auckland.

— Daniel Gallan, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
But arguably the Bertolucci film that might have spoken the loudest to that generation, 2003’s The Dreamers — a Jules et Jim-like romantic triangle set against the 1968 Paris student riots — is dispensed with in a brief clip or two, sans commentary.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of riot

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