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English noun: howler

1. howler (communication) a joke that seems extremely funny


Synonymsbelly laugh, riot, scream, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper, wow


Broader (hypernym)gag, jape, jest, joke, laugh

2. howler (animal) monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry


Synonymshowler monkey


Broader (hypernym)New World monkey, platyrrhine, platyrrhinian


Member meronymAlouatta, genus Alouatta

3. howler (act) a glaring blunder


Broader (hypernym)bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall









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