'Howler' definitions:
Definition of 'howler'
From: WordNet
noun
A joke that seems extremely funny [syn: belly laugh, sidesplitter, howler, thigh-slapper, scream, wow, riot]
noun
Monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry [syn: howler monkey, howler]
noun
A glaring blunder
Definition of 'Howler'
From: 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]
Synonyms of 'howler'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- Irish bull,
- 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