sidesplitter

Questions about sidesplitter

What does sidesplitter mean?

sidesplitter means "a joke that seems extremely funny".

How many syllables are in sidesplitter?

sidesplitter has 4 syllables: si-de-split-ter. The stress falls on "de".

What is another word for sidesplitter?

Close synonyms include belly laugh, howler, thigh-slapper, scream, wow. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sidesplitter a common word?

sidesplitter is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.