sidesplitting

[ sahyd-split-ing ]

adjective

1. convulsively uproarious:

   sidesplitting laughter.

2. producing uproarious laughter; extremely funny:

   sidesplitting farce.

Other Words From

• sidesplitting·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of sidesplitting¹

First recorded in 1855–60; side ¹ + splitting

Example Sentences

Recently, Watts talked with The Times about his new special, “Never Mind,” which premiered on the music-centric upstart streaming platform Veeps to capture the soulfully sidesplitting, spontaneous magic that comes alive at his shows.

From Los Angeles Times

Kilpatrick keeps the mystery light by weaving sidesplitting scenes and lines throughout each hour, never letting the scary moments overwhelm the absurdity of her mission.

From Salon

But “Between Two Knees,” which opened at the Perelman Performing Arts Center in Manhattan on Tuesday, uses both in an audaciously sidesplitting comedy that’s an indictment of Native American persecution.

From New York Times

Her every leap from the shadows is a hilarious, sidesplitting motif.

From New York Times

"NoHo is soft," says someone writing him off as a threat in a crime that he masterminded – all part of the show's sidesplitting joke.

From Salon