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 Synonyms for knee-slappers
Noun
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To @kaitjoseph and @maxmagpie for the laughs, adventures, games and cartwheels galore.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025 -
Thames has solid comedic chops, drawing laughs from the audience out of a twitch of an eyebrow.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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There are hoots and hollers from raucous tourists on Bourbon Street, for example.—
Matt Alderton,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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There are a few hoots and hollers as the others agree or protest.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For KATSEYE‘s Megan, that revelation arrived not during the live reveal or from celebratory screams, but in the glow of KATSEYE’s group chat.—
Jeff Benjamin,
Billboard,
8 Nov. 2025
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A day that started all warm and quiet and cozy has now spiraled into screams of heresy and hearsay punctuated by occasional wrestling matches on the carpet.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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When Argentina then withdrew from the tournament, there were riots outside the Argentine Football Association (AFA) offices in Buenos Aires.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Enforcement of these laws led to mob violence and the mass displacement of Black communities, such as the 1829 riots in Cincinnati.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Of course, not all jokes can be so easily divided into these categories.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Nov. 2025
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Plus, under the watchful eyes of veteran host Casey Wilson and newbie Andrew Rannells, the jokes never stop in the tent, as seen in another clip.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Knee-slappers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knee-slappers. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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