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thigh-slapper

American  
[thahy-slap-er] / ˈθaɪˌslæp ər /

noun

Informal.

  1. a very funny joke, remark, story, or incident.

Etymology

Origin of thigh-slapper

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

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So if you’re a Bills fan, Johnson’s stage show was a real thigh-slapper.

From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2011

Not exactly a thigh-slapper, but not terrible for a psychiatrist joke either.

From Time Magazine Archive

That Georgia thigh-slapper provides the President with a metaphor to explain the trouble he has faced for almost a year.

From Time Magazine Archive

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