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

This autumn, there are plenty of comedians rounding the country, all primed to provide you with boundless laughs.

— Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 1 Oct. 2026
Some in San Francisco label him a moderate, though that designation would draw laughs elsewhere in the country and even in Sacramento.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of laughs

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
Ranging from the sound of emergency sirens and birds screeching to low grunts and guttural hoots, their vocalizations reverberate from a sanctuary in the hot, dry hills of the Santa Clarita Valley, north of Los Angeles.

— Jaimie Ding, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026

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French President Emmanuel Macron referenced politicians’ influence on the riots while on a state visit to Spain Wednesday.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
Anger at the seeming inability of successive governments to deal with the issue has been behind a series of demonstrations and riots and has fueled the rise of the hard-right Reform UK party.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of riots

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Television’s rise forced it to reinvent itself by introducing live disc jockeys who played music and told jokes.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
As a teenager, Davidson would sit in the back of the bus and write jokes on his way to and from basketball games and try them on his teammates.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

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