barrels of laughs
Tons of fun
Barrels of laughs describes something or someone extremely funny or entertaining.
The phrase appears most often in the negative or sarcastic: He's not exactly a barrel of laughs suggests someone is dull, humorless, or unpleasant to be around.
The singular form works the same way.
The image evokes abundance—so much laughter it could fill a barrel—though in practice the expression more often highlights the absence of humor than its presence.
- giggleSoft, silly vocalization
- guffawBoisterous burst of mirth
- chuckleLow, suppressed laugh
- roarLoud, deep animal cry
- humorAmusing quality
wit · funny bone · howl · rolling in the aisles · in stitches · comedy · side-splitting · joke · hoot · merriment · amusement · joking around · hilarity · knee-slapper · jocularity · crack up · camaraderie · absurdity
barrels of laughsbore
Tiresome individual or drill
buzzkill · killjoy · wet blanket · party pooper · drag
barrels of laughsmisery
Intense prolonged distress
gloom and doom · doom and gloom · black cloud · Debbie Downer · Eeyore
barrels of laughsdoom and gloom
Persistent negative outlook
misery · downer · tearjerker · bummer · depressing
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