Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Affecting the sides convulsively or with a rending sensation; producing the condition in which a person is said to “hold his sides”: as, side-splitting laughter; a side-splitting farce.
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- adjective Causing much
merriment , making onelaugh a lot, veryfunny .
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Examples
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The juxtaposition, as they proved every month and as Mr. Meyerowitz's collection reconfirms, can be side-splitting.
Read This Review or . . . Andrew Ferguson 2010
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David Baldacci now turns his tremendous thrill-creating talent to side-splitting storytelling in this hilarious adventure for middle-grade readers about fame, friends, and family.
Freddy and the French Fries by David Baldacci: Book summary 2010
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It is the story of a woman who dares to be different, who rejects the status quo and who uses humor and a strong sense of self not just to get through life but to have a side-splitting good time doing it.
Susanna Quinn: The Girlfriend You Have Always Wanted Susanna Quinn 2011
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These side-splitting events helped him get back to work within weeks, after which he enjoyed two decades of good health, productivity and lots o' laughs.
Michael Sigman: Hello, the Marx Brothers Must Be Coming Michael Sigman 2011
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It is the story of a woman who dares to be different, who rejects the status quo and who uses humor and a strong sense of self not just to get through life but to have a side-splitting good time doing it.
Susanna Quinn: The Girlfriend You Have Always Wanted Susanna Quinn 2011
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A graduate of Barnum & Bailey's Clown College, Irwin was best known for his side-splitting, silent slapstick routines in Broadway revues like Fool Moon and his rubbery antics as "Mr. Noodle" on Sesame Street's "Elmo's World" segment.
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Was she so completely smitten by the side-splitting antics of the fast-rising TV stars Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet that she overlooked the foibles of the irrepressibly zany Herman Cain?
Dear Barbara, Your A-List Needs Work Joe Queenan 2011
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On this week's new episode (8/7c), yet another Saturday Night Live alum makes a guest appearance: the reliably side-splitting Molly Shannon as Reagan's less-than-Superstar assistant Nancy, who Reagan (Christina Applegate) can't bring herself to fire.
Critic's Guide to Wednesday TV: The SNL Comedy Invasion, A New Whitechapel Case, and More! 2011
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It already offers live coverage of the PGA, LPGA, Champions, Nationwide and European PGA Tours, plus umpteen hours of instruction and punditry and series that cater to every taste, from Rush Limbaugh suffering instruction at the hands of coach Hank Haney to "Golf's Amazing Videos," described as "wacky swings, side-splitting bloopers and hilarious mishaps."
Golf on Television Gets Supersized John Paul Newport 2011
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These side-splitting events helped him get back to work within weeks, after which he enjoyed two decades of good health, productivity and lots o' laughs.
Michael Sigman: Hello, the Marx Brothers Must Be Coming Michael Sigman 2011
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