COMEDIAN, COMEDY
(also see COMIC)
NOUNS
► JASBO ► JAZZBO a low physical comedy; slapstick; vulgarity → 1917 Amer. Vaudeville sl.
► SCHTICK ► SHTICK ► SHTIK a comedian’s routine; an act → 1917 colloq.
► SOCK comic writing for the theatre; comedy or comic drama → 1809
► YUKDOM the realm of comedy; humour → 1990 sl.
NOUNS – PERSON
► BANANA a stage comedian having a specified position within a team or act → 1948 colloq., chiefly Amer.
► FUN-MAKER a comedian; a jester, a joker → 1835
► FUNSTER a comedian; a person who plays pranks, or one who likes to joke around → 1788 colloq.
► GAG-MAN a comedian → 1928
► GAGSTER a comedian or gag-writer → 1935 colloq.
► GAG-WRITER a comedian → 1959
► HARD DOER a comedian, a joker; an amusing, exciting, eccentric and/or resolute person; a ‘character’ → 1894 Aust. & NZ
► HARP an Irish comedian → 1962 Amer. Vaudeville usage (Bk.)
► HARRIS FROM PARIS a radio comedian → 1945 jive usage (Bk.)
► LAFFMEISTER a comedian → 2002 UK sl.
► LIGHT-COMEDY MERCHANT a comedian pure and simple → 1887 Brit. theatre sl.
► MOULIN ROUGE a stooge (comedian’s assistant) → 1980 UK theatrical rhyming sl.
► TOP BANANA the leading comedian in vaudeville, burlesque, etc. → 1953 theatre sl., chiefly US
► YUCK-HUCKSTER a comedian → 1995 US sl.
► YUK-HUSTLER a comedian → 1967 US sl.
► YUKMEISTER a comedian → 1990 sl.
► YUKSTER a comedian → 1980 sl.
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