Reverse Dictionary: AMUSE

ADJECTIVES
1619 LEPID amusing, witty, jocose, pleasant in speech or behaviour 
1645 DIVERTISSANT amusing, diverting, entertaining, pleasing → obs.
1656HUMOURSOME amusing, comic
1680 MONKEY amusing, playful; suggestive of a monkey → obs.
1760 RICH very amusing or funny 
1787 QUEER amusing, funny, humorous, entertaining → Sc. obs.
1792 QUIZZISH causing amusement, comical, quizzical → obs.
1797 QUIZZY causing amusement, comical 
1815 MUSICAL amusing, humorous; ridiculous → US colloq., obs.
1827 GOOD AS A PLAY exceedingly amusing or entertaining 
1844 KILLING very amusing or funny → sl.
1902 ANTIC amusing, clownish, full of tricks; given to fun, capers, or pranks; joking, playful → Amer. dial.
1907 PRICELESS very amusing or funny → sl.
1916 FUNNY-HA-HA funny in the sense of amusing or comical 
1917 ANTIC AS A JAYBIRD amusing, clownish, full of tricks; given to fun, capers, or pranks; joking, playful → Amer. dial.
1923 RIPE amusing or very funny; usually used ironically, to suggest unreasonableness → sl.
1930 FUNNY AS A BIT OF STRING → FUNNY AS A PIECE OF STRING highly amusing → NZ sl.
1958 FUNSY providing amusement or diversion; entertaining, light-hearted → colloq.
1966 DAGGISH amusing in an out-of-the-way fashion; eccentric → Aust. & NZ sl.
1966 DAGGY amusing in an out-of-the-way fashion; eccentric → Aust. & NZ sl.
1969 HYSTERICAL very amusing or funny → sl.


NOUNS
1200 GAME AND GLEE amusement, delight, fun, mirth, sport → obs.
1340 LAKING amusement, playing → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1450 MUSERY an amusement, a pastime → obs.
1549 CRASH a bout of amusement, revelry, fighting, etc. → obs.
1646 JUCUNDITIES an amusing or enjoyable circumstance → obs.
1674 MUSIC amusement, pleasure → obs.
1753 GAFF a place of public amusement, a fair or fairground → UK circus usage
1787 FAKE → VAKE amusement, play; a joke → Eng. dial.
1812 THE GAFF any public place of amusement → UK sl.
1816 DAFT-DAYS days of amusement and mirth; Yuletide → Sc.
1828 GAME an amusing incident, a piece of fun, a lark → UK colloq.
1876 YARK rough amusement; larks → Eng. dial.
1882 RAP-TAPPING a rough amusement which consists in rousing people from sleep by a tap on their windows and rapping their heads when they look out → Eng. dial.
1888 SCREAM something very amusing or funny → sl.
..L19  — ONE  an amusing story; an anecdote, a joke → sl.
..20C SKETCH an amusing or ridiculous sight → sl.
1902 LAKE amusement, play, fun; a game → Sc. & Eng. dial(Bk.)
1904 SCHEME an amusement → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 TANK an idle amusement → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1909 RIOT a very amusing performance, situation, or person → sl., orig. theatrical usage
1914 GAS amusement, fun → Anglo-Irish
1926 A YELL something very amusing or funny → sl.
1930 A LAUGH something very amusing or funny; often; used ironically → sl.
1940 MIRTHQUAKE anything amusing → US sl.
1940 LAFF RIOT → LAUGH RIOT something very amusing; an occasion for hilarity → theatrical sl.
1940 PANIC something amusing or ridiculous → Irish sl.
1942 A HOOT something very amusing or funny → sl., orig. US
1966 CRACK amusement, fun; mischief → Ireland
1968 A STITCH an amusing or hilarious thing → US sl.
1971 ASS-KICKER something considered to be remarkably amusing, exciting, successful, etc. → Amer. sl.
1972 (THE) CRAIC amusement, fun; entertaining company or conversation 
1972 ASS-TICKLER something amusing → Amer. sl.
1973 ANCHOR-CLANKER something amusing → Amer. sl.
1973 LAUGHER something very amusing or funny → US sl.
1996 GAG an event or activity contrived to provide amusement or excitement → UK sl.


NOUNS, PERSON
1584 WAG an amusing person; a joking, humorous fellow; anyone archly merry or ludicrously mischievous 
1589MONKEY-FACE an amusing or funny face; a person with an amusing face
1888 SCREAM a very amusing or funny person → sl.
1894 HARD DOER an amusing, exciting, eccentric and/or resolute person; a ‘character’ → Aust. & NZ 
..L19 — ONE  an amusing or eccentric person → sl.
..20C — DAG an amusing but ‘tough’ person; a ‘character’; an extraordinary person → Aust. & NZ sl.
..20C — SKETCH an amusing or ridiculous person → sl.
1909 RIOT a very amusing person → sl., orig. theatrical usage
1917 GAZOONEY → GAZOONIE → GAZOONY → GAZUNY an amusing person; a fool → US sl.
1918 HARD SHOT an amusing, exciting, eccentric and/or resolute person; a ‘character’ → Aust. & NZ colloq.
1918 HARD THING an amusing, exciting, eccentric and/or resolute person; a ‘character’ → NZ colloq.
1920 KANGAROOSTER an amusing or eccentric person → Aust. sl.
1921 JIGGER an amusing or odd person; a guy, a fellow → Amer. dial.
1926 A YELL a very amusing or funny person → sl.
1930 A LAUGH a very amusing or funny person; often used ironically → sl.
1938 WACK an amusing, cheeky, or eccentric person; a ‘character’; typically one who is tough and adventurous → Aust. & NZ
1940 PANIC an amusing or ridiculous person → Irish sl.
1942 A HOOT a very amusing or funny person → sl., orig. US
1944 GASSER an amusing, first-rate, delightful, or entertaining person; a highly admired person considered to be the best → sl., orig. jazz usage
1950 ACTRESS an egocentric show-off, but amusing and witty nonetheless → US homosexual sl.
1957 — GAS an amusing, first-rate, or entertaining person; one who pleases or delights → orig. US
1958 GIGGLE an amusing person → colloq.
1965 WACKER an amusing, crazy, zany, irrational, peculiar, or eccentric person → Aust. sl.
1968 A STITCH an amusing or hilarious person → US sl.
1971 ASS-KICKER a person considered to be remarkably amusing, exciting, amusing, successful, etc. → Amer. sl.
1973 LAUGHER a very amusing or funny person → US sl.
1975 RIG an amusing sort of chap; a joker; a prankster; an outrageous person → Amer. dial.
1980 ZOO an amusing person → US students’ sl.
1988 WANK an amusing, funny, odd, or eccentric person → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
1988 WANKER an amusing, funny, odd, or eccentric person → Aust. sl. (Bk.)


PHRASES
1886 FOR NUTS for amusement, for fun 
1983 FOR SHITS AND GIGGLES for amusement, for fun, without any serious purpose, ‘for the hell of it’ 
1983 FOR SHITS AND GRINS for amusement, for fun, without any serious purpose, ‘for the hell of it’ 


VERBS
1000 GAME to amuse oneself; to play, to sport, to jest → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1250 SKENT to amuse, to entertain → obs.
1300 GAME ​to amuse, to please, to give pleasure to → obs.
1350 LAKE to amuse oneself, to play → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1377 JUGGLE to amuse or entertain people with jesting, buffoonery, tricks, etc. → obs.
1405 MAKE GAME to amuse oneself → obs.
..E19 — GAG  to amuse → sl.
1858 BEAT A MONKEY SHOW to be remarkably amusing, exasperating or the like → Amer. sl
1859 CAP CUTLUGS to be puzzling, amusing → Eng. dial.
1860 HOLD IN HAND to amuse; to interest → colloq.
1898 CAP OLD ROPER to be puzzling, amusing → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1900 GAMMET to amuse oneself, to play, to frolic; to play off practical jokes → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1942 CRACK UP to be highly amused; to laugh uncontrollably → sl., orig. US
1950 SPORTIFY to amuse, to make people laugh → W. Indies
1950 TICKLE THE PISS OUT OF to amuse or please someone → US sl.
1950 TICKLE THE SHIT OUT OF to amuse or please someone → US sl.