gasser
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8.6
- noun
- /ˈɡæsər/
- Archaic
:
gracioso
- At the party, his jokes were a real gasser, making everyone forget their worries.
We got a great show for you tonight, my gasser.
- We got a great show for you tonight, my gasser.
Examples
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You were a gasser?
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A real gasser.
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Hey Farters out there, gassers, uncles, sons, girlies, everybody gather around.
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The comedian always tells a story that is such a gasser that everyone bursts into laughter.
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She is known for her quick wit and ability to make any situation a gasser for her friends.
Synonyms
344
7.7
A funny person who behaves in a strange and entertaining way
23
7.5
A silly person who acts funny to make others laugh
12
5.0
A person who makes people laugh by telling funny stories or jokes
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4.4
A person who often makes other people laugh
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3.7
A man who makes people laugh by telling jokes or acting in a silly way
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8.9
A person who makes others laugh in a group
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9.0
A person who tells quick jokes to make people laugh
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8.3
A funny person who behaves in a bold, unusual way
A person in a group who often makes others laugh with funny stories or actions
A person who makes lively, funny conversation
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
gasser = gas (opaque) = gas + er
Although the word looks like gas + -er, the slang sense 'funny or entertaining person or thing' is not compositionally obvious to most learners.
Etymology
Gasser comes from slang gas meaning 'a lot of fun', and a helpful way to remember it is to think of laughing gas making people laugh, so a gasser is someone or something very funny.