the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > [noun] > jest or pleasantry > a jest or joke > uproariously funny (6)
Something which or (occasionally) someone who provokes convulsive fits of laughter; a very funny joke, story, etc. Cf. side-splitting, adj.
Something which hurts the stomach, literally or figuratively; something involving or requiring a large amount of effort or energy. Also: spec. a…
Originally and chiefly in the entertainment industry: a hearty or unrestrained laugh; a joke, esp. one which elicits uproarious or uncontainable…
Originally and chiefly in the entertainment industry: an uproariously funny joke. Cf. earlier boff, n.2 and boffo, n.1
an exceptionally funny joke, description, or the like.
an uproariously funny joke.