Friday 24th June 2016
Rib-tickling
\ [rib-tik-ling]
Adjective
1. very amusing; causing laughter
Quote
At the Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey, Sheridan’s rib-tickling skewering of
romantic love, marriage, class and wealth has an extremely funny Mrs. Malaprop in
the person of Monique Fowler.
....Naomi Siegel, "It's Point, Counterpoint in a Comedy That Rocks," New York Times
August 13, 2006
Origin
Rib-tickling entered English in the early 1800’s.
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