knee slapper

niː ˈslæpər

Definition

Definition of knee slapper - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

humor

joke causing loud laughter

His story was such a knee slapper that everyone was in tears.
That comedian's act was a real knee slapper.
The joke he told was a knee slapper, leaving everyone laughing.

gag

howler

joke

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Expressions with knee

grandparent's knee

the place where a grandparent holds a child

The child sat on her grandparent's knee listening to stories.

slap one's knee

hit your knee with your hand when laughing

He slapped his knee when he heard the joke.

bend the knee

kneel down as a sign of respect

The knight bent the knee before the king.

learn at one's mother's knee

acquire knowledge from a young age at home

She learned to cook at her mother's knee.

learn at someone's knee

get knowledge or skills directly from a mentor

She learned at her grandmother's knee.

on bended knee

adv.

asking humbly or earnestly

She begged for forgiveness on bended knee.

Expressions with slapper

thigh-slapper

joke that is extremely funny

That comedian told a real thigh-slapper last night.

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French:blague à se tordre de rire, ...
German:Brüller, ...
Italian:barzelletta esilarante, ...
Spanish:broma desternillante, ...
Portuguese:piada de morrer a rir, ...
Chinese:笑话, ...
Japanese:大爆笑のジョーク, ...
Arabic:نُكْتَة مُضْحِكَة جِدًّا, ...
Hebrew:בְּדִיחָה קוֹרַעַת, ...
Russian:уморительная шутка, ...
Ukrainian:жарт, що змушує бити себе по колінах, ...
Hindi:मजेदार चुटकुला, ...
Bengali:হাস্যকর কৌতুক, ...
Catalan:acudit desternillant, ...
Czech:pecka, ...
Danish:knæklasker, ...
Dutch:knaller van een grap, ...
Greek:αστείο που σε κάνει να χτυπάς τα γόνατά σου, ...
Hungarian:vicc, ...
Khmer:រឿងកំប្លែងផ្ទុះសំណើច, ...
Korean:배꼽 잡는 농담, ...
Persian:جوک خنده دار, ...
Polish:żart do rozpuku, ...
Portuguese (BR):piada de morrer de rir, ...
Romanian:glumă de te doare burta, ...
Swedish:skämt som får en att slå sig på knäna, ...
Thai:เรื่องตลกที่ทำให้หัวเราะจนท้องแข็ง, ...
Turkish:kahkahalarla güldüren şaka, ...
Vietnamese:trò đùa cười lăn cười bò, ...

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