KNEE-SLAPPERS Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

knee-slappers

noun

plural of knee-slapper

as in laughs

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-slappers 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

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Noun

How was Clements able to tailor his writing for a wide audience but still give them plenty of laughs?

— William Earl, Variety, 24 July 2026
Matt’s Ocean’s Thirteen costar, George Clooney, brought the laughs at the film’s premiere in Las Vegas in 2007.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026

Definition of laughs

Noun

Two soldiers who initially seemed kind took her into the jungle, held her at gunpoint and raped her while holding her mouth shut to stifle her screams.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Bernthal screams, pointing down at the vomit (which is thankfully off-screen for the rest of us).

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 July 2026

Definition of screams

Noun

Carson knew that Belafonte would address issues then roiling the country that would, that summer, explode into riots.

— Joshua Jelly-Schapiro, Vanity Fair, 21 July 2026
Characters make frequent reference to political mood, and to major events in the 1980s — from assassinations to widespread riots — that thrust the Sikh community into the national spotlight.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 July 2026

Definition of riots

Noun

Modi’s gestures, pauses and mannerisms have been turned into viral edits that turn his own words into political jokes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Even the president’s jokes about his bad jokes fell flat, and he was widely ridiculed for the comedy routine afterward.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Definition of jokes

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