| Pronunciation: | | 'hawlur
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| Matching Terms: | | howler monkey, howlet
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| | Definition: | |
- [n] a glaring blunder
- [n] monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry
- [n] a joke that seems extremely funny
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| | Synonyms: | | belly laugh, howler monkey, riot, scream, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper, wow |
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| | See Also: | | Alouatta, bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, gag, genus Alouatta, jape, jest, joke, laugh, New World monkey, wheeze, yak |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Howl"er\, n.
1. One who howls.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any South American monkey of the genus
{Mycetes}. Many species are known. They are arboreal in
their habits, and are noted for the loud, discordant
howling in which they indulge at night.
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| | Related Terms: | | belly laugh, bloomer, blooper, blue story, blunder, bobble, bonehead play, boner, boob stunt, boo-boo, boot, clanger, clinker, dirty joke, dirty story, double entendre, dumb trick, error, ethnic joke, fool mistake, foozle, foul-up, fun, funny story, gaffe, gag, good one, good story, goof, Irish bull, jape, jest, jestbook, joke, laugh, louse-up, malapropism, mistake, muck-up, panic, play, point, pratfall, rib tickler, riot, scream, screamer, screw-up, sick joke, sidesplitter, sight gag, sport, story, visual joke, wheeze, wow, yarn |
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