gutbusters

Side-splitting jokes

Gutbusters are jokes or comedic moments so funny they make your gut hurt from laughing.

The term emphasizes physical, uncontrollable laughter—the kind that leaves you doubled over: The comedian's set was full of gutbusters.

A single such joke is a gutbuster.

The word can also describe extremely demanding abdominal exercises.

food

buffet

Self-service meal display

gorging · feast · gluttony · heaping · seconds · thirds · bloated · indulgent · platters · smorgasbord

comedy

hilarious

Extremely amusing

hysterical · punchlines · slapstick · stand-up · comedians · funny · roaring · gags · one-liners · zingers

exercise

crunches

Abdominal flexion exercises

  • sit-upsAbdominal strengthening movements
  • absDistance from zero
  • coreCentral essential portion

planks · burpees · abdominal · intense · workout · reps · burn · obliques · circuit · sweat

Opposites
intensity of comedic response

gutbusterscrickets

Jumping insects that chirp

dead silence · duds · bombs · flops · groaners

emotional effect

gutbusterstearjerkers

Emotionally manipulative sad narratives

downers · buzzkills · bummers · tragedies · drags

Family

gutbuster

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG