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
  • Though married to Betty Jo (Jeanne Tripplehorn, a hoot in femme-fatale mode), Dale was rumored to be gay.
    Judy Berman, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Milvia Marigliano is a hoot as Coco Vulori, an old dear friend with some very loud opinions to express, and maybe the key to helping DeSantis solve his wife’s onetime unfaithfulness.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Rob Gibson, Easy Tiger CEO, says comedy is always a tough sell because people are worried about whether the laughs will land.
    Paul Chai, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The script has eye rolling scenes mixed with laugh out loud moments.
    Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The woman's muffled screams are heard one more time before the video ends.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • By following her screams, the officer found the woman as the three suspects drove away, police said.
    Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Trump pardoned Angeli, and nearly everyone charged in the riot, on the first day of his second term in the White House.
    Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 18 Oct. 2025
  • There’s a critical difference between a riot and a hijacking.
    Nancy Gibbs, Time, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Knee-slapper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knee-slapper. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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