Phrase guide

split one's sides

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To laugh hysterically.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: laugh one's head off, roll in the aisles

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: dubbel liggen — to laugh hysterically
  • Dutch: in een deuk liggen — to laugh hysterically
  • Finnish: nauraa katketakseen — to laugh hysterically
  • Galician: esmendrellar — to laugh hysterically
  • German: sich totlachen — to laugh hysterically
  • German: sich schlapplachen — to laugh hysterically
  • Polish: boki zrywać — to laugh hysterically
  • Spanish: reírse a carcajadas — to laugh hysterically
  • Spanish: desternillarse — to laugh hysterically
  • Spanish: mondarse — to laugh hysterically
  • Spanish: troncharse — to laugh hysterically
  • Spanish: troncharse de risa — to laugh hysterically
  • Spanish: partirse — to laugh hysterically
  • Spanish: partirse de risa — to laugh hysterically
  • Spanish: mearse de risa — to laugh hysterically
  • Spanish: mondarse de risa — to laugh hysterically
  • Spanish: morirse de risa — to laugh hysterically
  • Spanish: finarse de risa — to laugh hysterically
  • Spanish: caerse de risa — to laugh hysterically
  • Spanish: descalzarse de risa — to laugh hysterically
  • Spanish: descoyuntarse de risa — to laugh hysterically
  • Spanish: despedazarse de risa — to laugh hysterically
  • Spanish: desperezarse de risa — to laugh hysterically
  • Spanish: desternillarse de risa — to laugh hysterically
  • Spanish: carcajear — to laugh hysterically
  • Spanish: carcajearse — to laugh hysterically
  • Turkish: gülmekten yarılmak — to laugh hysterically