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hilarious

[hi-lair-ee-uhs, -lar-, hahy-] / hɪˈlɛər i əs, -ˈlær-, haɪ- /


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It taps into humanity’s most ancient, addictive comedic truth, which is that some dude getting hit in the balls is hilarious.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

Even when she was giggling with Ryan Gosling because of a writers’ prank, Padilla was hilarious.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

That is hilarious and, true or not, I would agree it’s a bit of an overshare.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

His intentional balance of silence and audio amplifies one of the movie’s most famous moments, Adenoid Hynkel’s gibberish speech, into a bombastic, hilarious aural onslaught.

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026

Emma and Finn had thought this news was hilarious, and they’d both told Mom, “That is never going to happen to us.”

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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