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hilarious

[hi-lair-ee-uhs, -lar-, hahy-] / hɪˈlɛər i əs, -ˈlær-, haɪ- /


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Nick Hornby’s memoir is also a hilarious social history of Britain from the 1960s to the ’80s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

"It's a lot of risk for something you can buy down the shops for not much money - and that's hilarious," says Alsop.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Bloom’s first foray into crime fiction nails the genre’s conventions while her bona fides as a recently retired professor of English and psychotherapist in mid-state Connecticut make this book resonate as spot-on, hilarious truth.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

That’s a genuinely hilarious response, although I don’t imagine many British listeners were laughing.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

I’ve never heard anything, said Unborn Twin, so hilarious.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell




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