hypergelast en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌhaɪpəɹd͡ʒəˈlæst/ (US)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”) + γελαστής (gelastḗs, “laughter”), from γελάω (geláō, “I laugh”).
Meanings
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Someone who laughs excessively.
America had become a laughing nation, a country of frivolists and hypergelasts, a culture dangerously out of control.
1992, Henry Jenkins, What Made Pistachio Nuts?, Columbia University Press:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hypergelasts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |