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A clown wearing a hat of a ridiculously small and incongruous size. The ridiculous often has extreme incongruity (things that are not thought to belong next to each other) or inferiority, e.g., "when something that was dignified is reduced to a ridiculous position (here noting the element of the incongruous), so that laughter is most intense when we escape from a 'coerced solemnity'."
Ludicrous may refer to: Ludacris (born 1977), American rapper and actor; I, Ludicrous, English music ensemble; Ludicrous: The Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors, book about Tesla, Inc. Ludicrous speed, after ridiculous speed and light speed, in Spaceballs; Ludicrous mode, a drag race start mode found in cars from Tesla Motors
A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms, sometimes simply as lists of synonyms and antonyms.
Also apophthegm. A terse, pithy saying, akin to a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. aposiopesis A rhetorical device in which speech is broken off abruptly and the sentence is left unfinished. apostrophe A figure of speech in which a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes ...
A travesty is an absurd or grotesque misrepresentation, a parody, or grossly inferior imitation.In literary or theatrical contexts it may refer to: Burlesque, a literary, dramatic, or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects
Netflix has released a Christmas film that’s actually worth your time.. Over the last few years, the streaming service has found a niche in the release of trashy Christmas films, including ...
Silliness is defined as engaging in "a ludicrous folly", [1] showing a "lack of good sense or judgment", [2] or "the condition of being frivolous, trivial, or superficial". [3] In television, film, and the circus, portrayals of silliness such as exaggerated, funny behaviour are used to amuse audiences.
The city’s hated new congestion toll could dangerously delay FDNY response times — meaning the “difference between life and death,” unions repping thousands of Bravest warned Sunday. The ...