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thigh-slapping

thigh-slapping adjective: uproariously funny, in a way that provokes boisterous mirth.

Adjective

thigh-slapping (comparative more thigh-slapping, superlative most thigh-slapping)

  1. Uproariously funny, in a way that provokes boisterous mirth.
    • The packed opening night of Twain’s first UK tour since 2004 is an impressively barnstorming, thigh-slapping, eye-searing revue that marries her bulletproof back catalogue with a cautious sprinkle of new material.2018 September 20, Graeme Virtue, “Shania Twain review – barnstorming, thigh-slapping spectacular”, in The Guardian

Forms of thigh-slapping

comparativemore thigh-slapping
superlativemost thigh-slapping

Questions about thigh-slapping

What does thigh-slapping mean?
Thigh-slapping means uproariously funny, in a way that provokes boisterous mirth.
What part of speech is thigh-slapping?
Thigh-slapping is an adjective.

Words near thigh-slapping in the dictionary

  1. thigh-highs
  2. thigh-shower
  3. thigh-showers
  4. thigh-slapper
  5. thigh-slappers
  6. thigh-slapping
  7. thighbone
  8. thighbones
  9. thighboot
  10. thighboots
  11. thighbrow

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