DROLL, DROLLERY
ADJECTIVES
1623 — JOCULATORY droll, humorous, jocular, sportive, merry; having the character of a jester; uttered in jest → obs.
1656 — BURLESQUE droll in look, manner, or speech; jocular; odd, grotesque → obs.
1750 — AULD-FARRANT droll; old-fashioned; antiquated; quaint → Sc.
1905 — UNPOSSIBLE droll, mischievous, queer → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
NOUNS
1900 — DAFTNESS drollery, fun → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
PHRASES
..17C — IT’S ENOUGH TO MAKE A DOG LAUGH it is extremely droll, funny, or ludicrous → colloq.
..17C — IT WOULD MAKE A FLY LAUGH it is extremely droll, funny, or ludicrous → colloq.
1851 — IT’S ENOUGH TO MAKE A CAT LAUGH → IT WOULD MAKE A CAT LAUGH it is extremely droll, funny, or ludicrous → colloq.
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