gelotophile

English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek γέλως, γέλωτος (gélōs, gélōtos, “laughter”) + φίλος (phílos, “dear, beloved”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛlətəˌfaɪ̯l/
  • Hyphenation: ge‧lo‧to‧phile

Noun

gelotophile (plural gelotophiles)

  1. (uncommon) A person who actively seeks and establishes situations in which others may laugh at them. A person having gelotophilia.
    • 2011, Robert Mankoff, “Fear of Laughter”, in The New Yorker‎:
      “[G]elotophobia is […] the dread of being laughed at at. That makes sense to me. Who likes being laughed at? Turns out a gelatophile does.”

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