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- noun idiomatic a
humorous joke .
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Examples
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It gave the novel an ethical rigour – although it was no rib-tickler.
This Isn't the Sort of Thing That Happens to Someone Like You by Jon McGregor – review 2012
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Of all the scenarios in cricket, none is more ripe for cock-up than running between the wickets, and none with more comedic potential than when it involves someone running on behalf of an injured batsman or for the ultimate rib-tickler, both batsmen.
Batsmen must stand alone as another quirk of the game does a runner | Mike Selvey 2011
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Here's a retro rib-tickler for you: Why did the lion get lost?
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Of all the scenarios in cricket, none is more ripe for cock-up than running between the wickets, and none with more comedic potential than when it involves someone running on behalf of an injured batsman or for the ultimate rib-tickler, both batsmen.
Batsmen must stand alone as another quirk of the game does a runner | Mike Selvey 2011
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The best of the story, although it is all a rib-tickler, is that this lot of numpties was so dumb that the hacker got in and rest all their passwords.
Archive 2008-04-20 2008
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The best of the story, although it is all a rib-tickler, is that this lot of numpties was so dumb that the hacker got in and rest all their passwords.
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Slur blowback from Galloway promises to become an evergreen rib-tickler.
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There's a new French animated feature that sounds like a rib-tickler, growing up in "Mullah-ridden Iran": "Persepolis" is an animated feature by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud based on Satrapi's graphic novel about her growing up in Mullah-ridden Iran during the Islamic revolution and the Iran-Iraq war.
Animation Links Extravaganza Steve Hulett 2007
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There's a new French animated feature that sounds like a rib-tickler, growing up in "Mullah-ridden Iran": "Persepolis" is an animated feature by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud based on Satrapi's graphic novel about her growing up in Mullah-ridden Iran during the Islamic revolution and the Iran-Iraq war.
Archive 2007-05-01 Steve Hulett 2007
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So, you must find the murdering of innocent Iraqis a real rib-tickler.
Think Progress » HUD Spokeswoman Admits Making Stuff Up To Spin Alphonso Jackson Controversy 2006
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