Howler

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Howler \Howl"er\, n.
     1. One who howls.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Zool.) Any South American monkey of the genus {Mycetes}.
        Many species are known. They are arboreal in their habits,


        and are noted for the loud, discordant howling in which
        they indulge at night.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  howler
       n 1: a joke that seems extremely funny [syn: {belly laugh}, {sidesplitter},
             {thigh-slapper}, {scream}, {wow}, {riot}]
       2: monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud
          howling cry [syn: {howler monkey}]
       3: a glaring blunder

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  57 Moby Thesaurus words for "howler":
     Irish bull, belly laugh, bloomer, blooper, blue story, blunder,
     bobble, bonehead play, boner, boo-boo, boob stunt, boot, clanger,
     clinker, dirty joke, dirty story, double entendre, dumb trick,
     error, ethnic joke, fool mistake, foozle, foul-up, fun,
     funny story, gaffe, gag, good one, good story, goof, jape, jest,
     jestbook, joke, laugh, louse-up, malapropism, mistake, muck-up,
     panic, play, point, pratfall, rib tickler, riot, scream, screamer,
     screw-up, sick joke, sidesplitter, sight gag, sport, story,
     visual joke, wheeze, wow, yarn