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outhumor

outhumor verb: to surpass in humor; to be funnier than.

Verb

outhumor (third-person singular simple present outhumors, present participle outhumoring, simple past and past participle outhumored)

  1. (transitive) To surpass in humor; to be funnier than.
    • Charley Davis, says the Pittsburg Dispatch, tells a story about Mark Twain, in which the humorist was for once outhumored.1895, Current Literature: 1895, volume 17, page 201

Forms of outhumor

third-person singular presentouthumors
present participleouthumoring
past participleouthumored
pastouthumored
alternative formouthumour

Origin of outhumor

From out- + humor.

Questions about outhumor

What does outhumor mean?
Outhumor means to surpass in humor; to be funnier than.
What part of speech is outhumor?
Outhumor is a verb.
What is the past tense of outhumor?
The past tense of outhumor is outhumored.

Words near outhumor in the dictionary

  1. outhousings
  2. outhowl
  3. outhowled
  4. outhowling
  5. outhowls
  6. outhumor
  7. outhumored
  8. outhumoring
  9. outhumors
  10. outhumour
  11. outhumoured

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