scream
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6.3
- noun
- /skrim/
- Informal
:
hilarante
- "Getting it up is one thing, getting it down is a scream.
- famous scream
- scream of joy
- primal scream
Examples
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- You're such a scream, Jack!
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At the comedy club, her performance was such a scream that the audience couldn't stop laughing.
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"Well, this is a scream," April said.
Fiction book (1991) -
Her talk all the way to the click of the car door was really a scream.
Fiction book (1993) -
Aren't they a scream?
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I told a joke during dinner, and everyone agreed that it was a real scream.
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His prank was a total scream, and it had everyone in stitches.
Synonyms
33
4.9
A very funny person, story, or situation that makes people laugh
1
6.8
A very funny joke that makes people laugh loudly
1
4.9
A very funny person or event that makes you laugh a lot
1
6.6
A very funny joke that makes people laugh loudly
1
8.1
A very funny story or joke that makes people laugh a lot
A very funny joke or story that makes people laugh a lot
A joke or mistake that makes people laugh a lot
Idioms
- Informal
3
6.5
Make a very loud, long cry because you feel afraid, excited, or upset
Compounds
How Amusing
- Informal
26
6.3
- Informal
6
4.2
- Informal
1
3.9
∞
1.0
65
1.2
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember scream meaning 'something very funny' is to think of people 'screaming' with laughter; something that makes you laugh out loud becomes 'a scream'. That's why a really funny joke or person can be called a scream.