Talk:barrel of laughs
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RFV sense:
- A toy in the shape of a barrel that emits sounds of laughter.
Searches for e.g. barrel of laughs toy bring up various products, mostly barrel-shaped containers filled with "fun" things, AFAICT. I cannot find anything to suggest that our particular meaning is salient or dictionary-worthy. Mihia (talk) 18:48, 18 November 2020 (UTC)
RFV-failed Kiwima (talk) 20:13, 19 December 2020 (UTC)
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- (idiomatic, often sarcastic) That which is enjoyable or entertaining.
- You should see this movie I just got, it's a real barrel of laughs.
- (idiomatic) That which is immature, embarrassing, or disgraceful.
- You mean to say that barrel of laughs over there is my new partner?
RFV sense #2. I would read the usex merely as sarcastic use of #1, and the definition seems strangely specific e.g. in mention of "immature". Even if we find an example where a person known to be immature or embarrassing is referred to as a "barrel of laughs", it would still be hard to prove the intent of sense #2, so I would be happy for this to be verified just by people saying that they know or are familiar with something along these lines that is clearly distinct from sarcastic use of #1. Mihia (talk) 20:57, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
RFV-failed Kiwima (talk) 20:17, 21 December 2020 (UTC)