chortles
Laughs with snorts
Chortles is a verb meaning to laugh with gleeful satisfaction, often with a snorting or chuckling quality.
The word was coined by Lewis Carroll in *Through the Looking-Glass*, blending chuckle and snort.
It suggests triumphant or self-satisfied amusement: He chortled at his own cleverness.
As a noun, a chortle is such a laugh.
Short, silly laughs
- snickersSuppressed mocking laughs
- guffawsLoud, coarse laughs
- cacklesHarsh, shrieking laughs
- tittersRestrained nervous giggles
snorts · laughs · chuckles · gleeful · mirth · amusement · merriment · belly laugh
Invented meaningless language
- portmanteauWord combining two others
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
- nonsenseMeaningless words or actions
- VictorianOf a prim era
Lewis Carroll · coined · neologism · invented · wordplay · fantastical · playful · humorous verse
giggles
Short, silly laughs
titters · snorts · laughs · chuckles · gleeful · mirth · amusement · merriment · belly laugh · sniggers
Jabberwocky
Invented meaningless language
- portmanteauWord combining two others
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
- nonsenseMeaningless words or actions
Lewis Carroll · Victorian · coined · neologism · invented · wordplay · fantastical · playful · humorous verse · galumphing
gloats
Relishes triumph smugly
preens · triumphs · self-satisfied · gleeful · schadenfreude · boasts · crows · exults · sneers · delights