laugh-o-metern.

Brit.

/lɑːˈfɒmᵻtə/,

/laˈfɒmᵻtə/,

/ˈlɑːfəʊˌmiːtə/,

/ˈlafəʊˌmiːtə/, U.S.

/læˈfɑmədər/,

/ˈlæfoʊˌmidər/

Forms: 1900s– laugh-o-meter, 1900s– laughometer.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: laugh n., -ometer comb. form.

Etymology: < laugh n. + -ometer comb. form. Compare slightly later laugh meter n. at laugh n. Compounds 2.

Any of various devices used to measure or indicate the volume (or another quality) of laughter, and hence to gauge the humour of a performance, joke, etc. Also figurative. Cf. clapometer n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > [noun] > device for measuring laughter

laugh-o-meter1907

laugh meter1910

1907 North Adams (Mass.) Evening Transcript 12 Oct. 4 (advt.) The laughometer measures 259 big laughs.

1940 Los Angeles Times 23 Apr. i. 15/6 In one wing of the theater will be a laugh-o-meter, to register the applause for each gag.

1992 Newsweek (Nexis) 17 Aug. 63 The premiere, riddled with TV references that barely register on the laughometer, centers on family life in the '90s.

2007 New Statesman 5 Mar. 63/2 On stage I was thinking, ‘Are they enjoying this? Is it funny enough?’ I need a laugh-o-meter, like in a cheesy Seventies game show.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	laugh-o-meter
释义	laugh-o-metern. Brit. /lɑːˈfɒmᵻtə/, /laˈfɒmᵻtə/, /ˈlɑːfəʊˌmiːtə/, /ˈlafəʊˌmiːtə/, U.S. /læˈfɑmədər/, /ˈlæfoʊˌmidər/ Forms: 1900s– laugh-o-meter, 1900s– laughometer. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: laugh n., -ometer comb. form. Etymology: < laugh n. + -ometer comb. form. Compare slightly later laugh meter n. at laugh n. Compounds 2. Any of various devices used to measure or indicate the volume (or another quality) of laughter, and hence to gauge the humour of a performance, joke, etc. Also figurative. Cf. clapometer n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > [noun] > device for measuring laughter laugh-o-meter1907 laugh meter1910 1907 North Adams (Mass.) Evening Transcript 12 Oct. 4 (advt.) The laughometer measures 259 big laughs. 1940 Los Angeles Times 23 Apr. i. 15/6 In one wing of the theater will be a laugh-o-meter, to register the applause for each gag. 1992 Newsweek (Nexis) 17 Aug. 63 The premiere, riddled with TV references that barely register on the laughometer, centers on family life in the '90s. 2007 New Statesman 5 Mar. 63/2 On stage I was thinking, ‘Are they enjoying this? Is it funny enough?’ I need a laugh-o-meter, like in a cheesy Seventies game show. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1907
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