thigh-slapper

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thigh-slapper - a joke that seems extremely funny

howler, sidesplitter, wow, belly laugh, riot, scream

gag, jape, jest, joke, laugh - a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"

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To be sure, in the context of the asymmetry between Hamas' 'rocket attacks' and Israel's history of violence against Gaza, the former is a joke - a thigh-slapper, if you wish - since these rockets are more like fireworks that cause more disruption and instil fear than kill and maim.

Why Gaza's resistance unsettles Israel

To be sure, in the context of the asymmetry between Hamas' "rocket attacks" and Israel's history of violence against Gaza, the former is a joke -- a thigh-slapper, if you wish -- since these rockets are more like fireworks that cause more disruption and instil fear than kill and maim.

Why Gaza's resistance unsettles Israel

Maybe in French and to a Frenchman, using the expression "bored to death" in heaven is a real thigh-slapper. There's no accounting for nuance.