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1. (n.) howler
one that howls.
2. howler
Also called howler monkey. any large tropical American monkey of the genus Alouatta, the males of which make a howling noise.
3. howler
a mistake, esp. an embarrassing one in speech or writing, that evokes laughter.
Etymology: (1790–1800)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) belly laugh, sidesplitter, howler, thigh-slapper, scream, wow, riot
a joke that seems extremely funny
2. (noun) howler monkey, howler
monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry
3. (noun) howler
a glaring blunder
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) howler
one who howls
2. (noun) howler
any South American monkey of the genus Mycetes. Many species are known. They are arboreal in their habits, and are noted for the loud, discordant howling in which they indulge at night
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Sense: a mistake so bad as to be funny
an exam paper full of howlers.
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 Afrikaans: flater |
 Arabic: غَلْطَةٌ شَنيعَه |
 Bulgarian: груба и смешна грешка |
 Brazilian: asneira |
 Czech: nesmysl, bota |
 German: grober Schnitzer |
 Danish: brøler |
 Greek: χοντρό λάθος |
 Spanish: pifia, despiste |
 Estonian: prohmakas, aps |
 Farsi: اشتباه بزرگ |
 Finnish: kömmähdys |
 French: bourde |
 Hebrew: צוֹרֵח |
 Hindi: गुर्राने वाला |
 Croatian: krupna i smiješna pogrešk |
 Hungarian: baklövés |
 Indonesian: kesalahan besar |
 Icelandic: afglöp; kjánaleg mistök |
 Italian: strafalcione |
 Japanese: ひどい間違い |
 Korean: 어이없는 실수 |
 Lithuanian: tiesiog juokinga klaida |
 Latvian: muļķīga kļūda |
 Malay: kesalahan yang bodoh dan |
 Dutch: giller |
 Norwegian: brøler, bommert |
 Polish: gruby błąd |
 Persian: اشتباه بزرگ |
 Pashto: لویه اشتباه |
 Portuguese: asneira |
 Romanian: gafă |
 Russian: ляпсус |
 Slovak: nezmysel, hlúposť |
 Slovenian: groba napaka, kozel |
 Serbian: glupa greška |
 Swedish: groda, grovt fel |
 Thai: ข้อผิดพลาดที่น่าขัน |
 Turkish: aptalca yanlışlık |
 Taiwanese: 可笑的錯誤 |
 Ukrainian: щось дуже кричуще, груба |
 Urdu: فاش غلطی |
 Vietnamese: sai lầm lớn |
 Chinese: 大笑话，愚蠢的错误 |
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