rib-ticklern.

Brit.

/ˈrɪbˌtɪkl̩ə/,

/ˈrɪbˌtɪklə/, U.S.

/ˈrɪbˌtɪk(ə)lər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rib n.¹, tickler n.¹

Etymology: < rib n.¹ + tickler n.¹, after to tickle (a person's) ribs at rib n.¹ Phrases 2. Compare earlier rib-tickling adj.

1. In ironic use. A blow to the ribs. Cf. to tickle (a person's) ribs at rib n.¹ Phrases 2(a).

ΚΠ

1844 Era 1 Sept. Simmonds..thrusts forth his left; as if anxious for a rib-tickler, whilst his dexter hand is at home.

1878 All Year Round 1 July 45/2 A blow aimed at the suspected weapon... ‘Hold hard, you eternal idiot!.. Don't ye know a rib-tickler from a rum bottle.’

1922 Munsey's Mag. 76 650/1 Every time Porky thinks he has Four-Eyes on the run, Four-Eyes goes into a clinch an' gets in a few rib ticklers that Porky feels but don't see.

1994 I. Botham My Autobiogr. xv. 297 One constable in particular..who delighted in baiting me and roughing me up with a couple of rib-ticklers.

2. figurative. Something that amuses; a funny story, remark, joke, etc. Cf. to tickle (a person's) ribs at rib n.¹ Phrases 2(b).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > [noun] > jest or pleasantry > a jest or joke

gameOE

jape1377

bourda1387

mirthc1390

mowa1393

chapec1400

skauncec1440

sport?1449

popc1540

flirt1549

jest1551

merriment1576

shifta1577

facetiae1577

gig1590

pleasantry1594

lepidity1647

rallery1653

drollery1654

wit-crack1662

joco1663

pleasance1668

joke1670

jocunditya1734

quizzification1801

funniment1826

side-splitter1834

funniness1838

quizzery1841

jocularity1846

rib-tickler1855

jocosity1859

humorism1860

gag1863

gas1914

nifty1918

mirthquaker1921

rib1929

boffo1934

giggle1936

1855 Suppl. to Connecticut Courant 22 Dec. 31/2 We find the following ‘rib-tickler’ in an exchange [between three ladies].

1875 Hull Town Crier 25 Dec. 124/2 I am not in a merry mood just now, sir, or would write you a rib-tickler on ‘potentates’.

1933 P. Godfrey Back-stage vii. 98 By the introduction of ‘stage business’..the skilled comedian can transform very thin stuff into a real ‘rib-tickler’.

1976 M. Millar Ask for me Tomorrow viii. 66 ‘Isn't that a funny idea?’ ‘A real rib-tickler.’

2007 Mirror (Nexis) 21 Mar. 18 Today's rib-tickler..is a hilarious episode of Dad's Army.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rib-tickler
释义	rib-ticklern. Brit. /ˈrɪbˌtɪkl̩ə/, /ˈrɪbˌtɪklə/, U.S. /ˈrɪbˌtɪk(ə)lər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rib n.¹, tickler n.¹ Etymology: < rib n.¹ + tickler n.¹, after to tickle (a person's) ribs at rib n.¹ Phrases 2. Compare earlier rib-tickling adj. 1. In ironic use. A blow to the ribs. Cf. to tickle (a person's) ribs at rib n.¹ Phrases 2(a). ΚΠ 1844 Era 1 Sept. Simmonds..thrusts forth his left; as if anxious for a rib-tickler, whilst his dexter hand is at home. 1878 All Year Round 1 July 45/2 A blow aimed at the suspected weapon... ‘Hold hard, you eternal idiot!.. Don't ye know a rib-tickler from a rum bottle.’ 1922 Munsey's Mag. 76 650/1 Every time Porky thinks he has Four-Eyes on the run, Four-Eyes goes into a clinch an' gets in a few rib ticklers that Porky feels but don't see. 1994 I. Botham My Autobiogr. xv. 297 One constable in particular..who delighted in baiting me and roughing me up with a couple of rib-ticklers. 2. figurative. Something that amuses; a funny story, remark, joke, etc. Cf. to tickle (a person's) ribs at rib n.¹ Phrases 2(b). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > [noun] > jest or pleasantry > a jest or joke gameOE jape1377 bourda1387 mirthc1390 mowa1393 chapec1400 skauncec1440 sport?1449 popc1540 flirt1549 jest1551 merriment1576 shifta1577 facetiae1577 gig1590 pleasantry1594 lepidity1647 rallery1653 drollery1654 wit-crack1662 joco1663 pleasance1668 joke1670 jocunditya1734 quizzification1801 funniment1826 side-splitter1834 funniness1838 quizzery1841 jocularity1846 rib-tickler1855 jocosity1859 humorism1860 gag1863 gas1914 nifty1918 mirthquaker1921 rib1929 boffo1934 giggle1936 1855 Suppl. to Connecticut Courant 22 Dec. 31/2 We find the following ‘rib-tickler’ in an exchange [between three ladies]. 1875 Hull Town Crier 25 Dec. 124/2 I am not in a merry mood just now, sir, or would write you a rib-tickler on ‘potentates’. 1933 P. Godfrey Back-stage vii. 98 By the introduction of ‘stage business’..the skilled comedian can transform very thin stuff into a real ‘rib-tickler’. 1976 M. Millar Ask for me Tomorrow viii. 66 ‘Isn't that a funny idea?’ ‘A real rib-tickler.’ 2007 Mirror (Nexis) 21 Mar. 18 Today's rib-tickler..is a hilarious episode of Dad's Army. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1844
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