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howler
howl·er H0306200 (hou′lər)n.1. One that howls: a dog that is a persistent howler.2. A howler monkey.3. Slang A laughably stupid blunder.howler (ˈhaʊlə) n1. (Animals) Also called: howler monkey any large New World monkey of the genus Alouatta, inhabiting tropical forests in South America and having a loud howling cry2. informal a glaring mistake3. (Telecommunications) Brit (formerly) a device that produces a loud tone in a telephone receiver to attract attention when the receiver is incorrectly replaced4. a person or thing that howlshowl•er (ˈhaʊ lər)
n. 1. one that howls. 2. Also called howl′er mon`key. any large tropical American monkey of the genus Alouatta, the males of which make a howling noise. 3. a mistake, esp. an embarrassing one in speech or writing, that evokes laughter. [1790–1800] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  howler - a joke that seems extremely funny sidesplitter, thigh-slapper, wow, belly laugh, riot, screamgag, jape, jest, joke, laugh - a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point" | | 2. |  howler - monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cryhowler monkeyNew World monkey, platyrrhine, platyrrhinian - hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tailsAlouatta, genus Alouatta - howler monkeys | | 3. | howler - a glaring blunderblooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall, bloomer - an embarrassing mistake |
howlernoun (Informal) mistake, error, blunder, boob (Brit. slang), bloomer (Brit. informal), clanger (informal), malapropism, schoolboy howler, booboo (informal) I felt as if I had made an outrageous howler.Translationshowl (haul) verb1. to make a long, loud cry. The wolves howled; He howled with pain; We howled with laughter. 嚎叫 嚎叫2. (of wind) to make a similar sound. The wind howled through the trees. (狂風)怒吼 怒吼 noun such a cry. a howl of pain; howls of laughter. 嚎叫 嚎叫ˈhowler noun a mistake so bad as to be funny. an exam paper full of howlers. 可笑的錯誤 大笑话，愚蠢的错误 howler
a real howler1. A mistake, error, or blunder that causes great laughter at the expense of the person who commits it, i.e., one that results in "howling" laughter. Do you remember when John actually slipped on a banana peel? That was a real howler.2. An extremely funny joke, anecdote, or remark that results in "howling" laughter. Boy, Jerry sure knows some real howlers. I thought my sides were going to split I was laughing so hard.See also: howler, realhowler n. a serious and obvious mistake; a funny error. Who is responsible for this howler on the Wilson account? howler
howler any large New World monkey of the genus Alouatta, inhabiting tropical forests in South America and having a loud howling cry howler[′hau̇l·ər] (communications) In telephone practice, an associated unit by which the test desk operator may connect a high tone of varying loudness to a subscriber's line to call the subscriber's attention to the fact that the phone receiver is off the hook. (electronics) An audio device used to warn a radar operator that signals are appearing on a radar screen. howler
Synonyms for howlernoun mistakeSynonyms- mistake
- error
- blunder
- boob
- bloomer
- clanger
- malapropism
- schoolboy howler
- booboo
Synonyms for howlernoun a joke that seems extremely funnySynonyms- sidesplitter
- thigh-slapper
- wow
- belly laugh
- riot
- scream
Related Wordsnoun monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling crySynonymsRelated Words- New World monkey
- platyrrhine
- platyrrhinian
- Alouatta
- genus Alouatta
noun a glaring blunderRelated Words- blooper
- blunder
- boner
- boo-boo
- botch
- bungle
- flub
- foul-up
- fuckup
- pratfall
- bloomer
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