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howlarious en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /haʊˈlɛəɹi.əs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /haʊˈlɛɹi.əs/ (General-American)

Etymology

Blend of howl + hilarious.

Meanings

1. (slang) Extremely hilarious; funny enough to make one howl with laughter.
   • Jimmie Walker, star of television's howlarious Good Times, offering what makes a woman sexy to him: "I don't find tight clothes or revealing clothes to be sexy at all. The more that's left to my imagination the better." 1978, Jet, volume 54, number 24, page 32:

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