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

Even with more levity and laughs than is typical for a Game of Thrones show, the world of Westeros can really only get so lighthearted.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2026
The props team either hated me or loved me, honestly [laughs].

— Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026

Definition of laughs

Noun

The woman eventually managed to escape and ran to a neighbor for help, WPLG reported, adding that her piercing screams were captured on home surveillance video.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Thinking there was a fender-bender in the parking lot, Frederick and Bassett walked outside, heard screams and looked across the parking lot where a man was stabbing a woman in the front seat of a car.

— Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of screams

Noun

There have also been the larger challenges the city has face, pointing to the fires, riots and the pandemic.

— Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Over the ensuing years, at least 45 people were killed in riots over the book, a Japanese translator was stabbed to death, an Italian translator was attacked and survived, and the book’s Norwegian publisher survived a shooting.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026

Definition of riots

Noun

Parents are likely to be divided as to whether the fact that the film is aimed squarely at young people, with very little in the way of jokes for adults, is a good or a bad thing.

— Caspar Salmon, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
This game contains potty humor and jokes that ride the fine line of what some parents may feel is appropriate for their children.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026

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