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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thigh-slapping

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables
thigh--s-lap-ping
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Uproariously funny, in a way that provokes boisterous mirth.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

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

Phrases

thigh-slapper

Frequently Paired Words

thigh-slapper

Questions

What does thigh-slapping mean?
Uproariously funny, in a way that provokes boisterous mirth.

How to pronounce thigh-slapping

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