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mirthquake colloq.|ˈmɜːθkweɪk|
Also mirthquaker.
[f. mirth n. + quake n., after earthquake.]
An entertainment that excites convulsive mirth.
1928Daily Express 24 Apr. 4/2, I found Prince George..among the first to see Harold Lloyd's new ‘mirthquake’. 1938N.Y. Times 13 Jan. 19/1 Robert Benchley's new mirthquake After 1903—What? Always in hot water—that's Benchley, America's Mogul of Mirth. 1939Amer. Speech XIV. 4 A ‘screamario’ is the scenario for a comedy, which proves to be a ‘mirthquake’. 1942Berrey & Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §281/4 Something humorous; joke... Mirthquake, mirthquaker. 1965Leitner & Lanen Dict. French & Eng. Slang 90/1 Mirthquake,..film, pièce, etc., très amusant. |