Question of the Day #644

The argument of sexism aside, the joke that Swift has dated a lot of men is tired and not exactly a knee-slapper.

From the 22nd paragraph of this article at Flare.com.

上記の文で、knee-slapperの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "knee-slapper" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〔膝をたたいて笑うほど〕おかしな［大受けの］冗談［ジョーク］

形容詞は、knee-slappingです。

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

an extremely funny joke, line, or story

語源

Merriam-Websterによると、

初めて使用されたのは、1966年。

Etymology

According to Merriam-Webster,

First Known Use of knee-slapper: 1966

Examples

• My uncle told me a real knee-slapper the other day! Do you want to hear it?
• Rick told me the best knee-slapper yesterday.
• "Folky Euro pop duo Dulcima, who were both buskers, sing the knee-slapping tune When You Go." Whose song fits UK's Euro vision? PICK OF THE DAY Eurovision: You Decide (BBC4, 7.30pm)
• "The duo will perform a knee-slapping, stand-up routine with aid from various visuals and props." Fill your weekend with food, fun and festivities at the 46th annual Gurnee Day
• "I credit Monty Python and the Flying Circus as a two-way solution to understanding the complexity of the English language from Mother England, combined with knee-slapping laughter." Blurting out 'ano' to a Brit colleague

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