howlarious

adj
/haʊˈlɛəɹi.əs/UK/haʊˈlɛɹi.əs/US

Etymology

Blend of howl + hilarious.

  1. derived from ἱλαρός
  2. learned borrowing from hilaris — “cheerful
  3. compounded as howlarious — “howl + hilarious

Definitions

  1. Extremely hilarious

    Extremely hilarious; funny enough to make one howl with laughter.

    • Jimmie Walker, star of television's howlarious Good Times, offering what makes a woman sexy to him: "I don't find tight clothes or revealing clothes to be sexy at all. The more that's left to my imagination the better."

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA