split one's sides
split one's sides verb: to laugh hysterically.
Verb
split one's sides (third-person singular simple present splits one's sides, present participle splitting one's sides, simple past and past participle split one's sides)
- To laugh hysterically.
- Madcap Ciss with her golliwog curls. You had to laugh at her sometimes. For instance when she asked you would you have some more Chinese tea and jaspberry ram and when she drew the jugs too and the men's faces on her nails with red ink make you split your sides[…]1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 13]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC
- And we sat and watched the women hide
Laughed so much we split our sides
Scattered horses that they would ride
Mayhem in the high degree.1988, “Mayhem Maybe”, in Ian Anderson (music), 20 Years of Jethro Tull, performed by Jethro Tull
- Synonyms:
- laugh one's head off, roll in the aisles
Synonyms of split one's sides
Forms of split one's sides
| third-person singular present | splits one's sides |
|---|---|
| present participle | splitting one's sides |
| past participle | split one's sides |
| past | split one's sides |
Questions about split one's sides
- What does split one's sides mean?
- Split one's sides means to laugh hysterically.
- What part of speech is split one's sides?
- Split one's sides is a verb.
- What is the past tense of split one's sides?
- The past tense of split one's sides is split one's sides.
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