knee-slapper

Example Sentences

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That was hilarious for a number of reasons, but not as much of a knee-slapper as Biden's zinger response: "Abraham Lincoln here is one of the most racist presidents we've had in modern history."

From Salon

This must be a real knee-slapper to the virus.

From Washington Post

And how about this knee-slapper?

From Washington Post

But what seemed decades ago a fine knee-slapper now stands, in hindsight, as an early indication of our current national slide into the embrace of fake news, end-sum politics, distrust of institutions, widespread social paranoia and rampant all-for-ones-selfism — all arguably based on distrust and misinformation.

From Seattle Times

I’m not sure a Girl Scout selling cookies door to door being chased by male specters with tongues hanging out is quite the knee-slapper it is intended to be.

From Washington Post