thigh-slapping

adjective

Uproariously funny, in a way that provokes boisterous mirth.

Meanings

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

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