knee-slapper

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knee-slapper

noun knee-slappers · knee slapper

humorous, idiomatic, sarcastic, usually A joke, especially one which strikes the listener or reader as particularly humorous.
Similar: thigh-slapper · Opposite: groaner

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@misc{knee_slapper_2026,
  title = {knee-slapper},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/knee-slapper},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}