pour rire
/pʊə ˈrɪə/adverb
For the sake of amusement, as a joke; as a source of amusement or derision.
adjective
As postpositive: not serious or in earnest; causing or designed to cause amusement, risible.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Edinburgh Review. From French pour rire from pour for, in order to + rire to laugh.
- pre-eminent
- pre-eminently
- pre-emphasis
- pre-emphasize
- pre-empt
- pre-emptible
- pre-emption
- pre-emptioner
- pre-emption right
- pre-emptive
- pre-emptively
- pre-emptor
- pre-emptory
- preen
- pre-enclosure
- preener
- pre-engage
- pre-engaged
- pre-engaged starter
- pre-engagement
- pre-engineered
- preen gland
- pre-English
- preen-head
- pre-entry