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Jump to navigationJump to searchNew page: Image:lighterstill.jpgright|frame ==Definition== *n. A snorting, joyful laugh or chuckle. *intr. & tr.v. chor·tled, chor·tling, chor·tles To utter ...
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==Definition==
*n. A snorting, joyful laugh or chuckle.
*intr. & tr.v. chor·tled, chor·tling, chor·tles
To utter a '''chortle''' or express with a chortle.
[Blend of chuckle and snort.]
chor'tler n.
:Word History: "'O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy." Perhaps Lewis Carroll would chortle a bit himself to find that people are still using the word chortle, which he coined in Through the Looking-Glass, published in 1872. In any case, Carroll had constructed his word well, combining the words chuckle and snort. This type of word is called a blend or a portmanteau word. In Through the Looking-Glass Humpty Dumpty uses portmanteau to describe the word slithy, saying, "It's like a portmanteau—there are two meanings packed up into one word" (the meanings being "lithe" and "slimy").
==Laughter==
Laughter is an audible expression, or appearance of merriment or happiness, or an inward feeling of joy and pleasure (laughing on the inside). It may ensue (as a physiological reaction) from jokes, tickling, and other stimuli. Inhaling nitrous oxide can also induce laughter; other drugs, such as [[cannabis]], can also induce episodes of strong laughter. Strong laughter can sometimes bring an onset of [[tears]] or even moderate muscular pain.
Laughter is a part of [[human]] [[behavior]] regulated by the [[brain]]. It helps humans clarify their intentions in social interaction and provides an emotional context to conversations. Laughter is used as a signal for being part of a group; it signals acceptance and positive interactions with others. Laughter is sometimes seemingly contagious, and the laughter of one person can itself provoke laughter from others as a positive feedback. (''Self-Organization in Biological Systems'', ''Princeton University Press'', 2003. ISBN 0-691-11624-5 --ISBN 0-691-01211-3) This may account in part for the popularity of [[laugh track]]s in [[situation comedy]] television shows.
The study of humor and laughter, and its psychological and physiological effects on the human body is called '''gelotology'''.
==Quote==
"When we are tempted to magnify our self-importance, if we stop to contemplate the infinity of the greatness and grandeur of our Makers, our own self-glorification becomes sublimely ridiculous, even verging on the humorous. One of the functions of humor is to help all of us take ourselves less seriously. Humor is the [[divine]] antidote for exaltation of ego."[http://mercy.urantia.org/cgi-bin/webglimpse/mfs/usr/local/www/data/papers?link=http://mercy.urantia.org/papers/paper48.html&file=/usr/local/www/data/papers/paper48.html&line=138#mfs]
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==Definition==
*n. A snorting, joyful laugh or chuckle.
*intr. & tr.v. chor·tled, chor·tling, chor·tles
To utter a '''chortle''' or express with a chortle.
[Blend of chuckle and snort.]
chor'tler n.
:Word History: "'O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy." Perhaps Lewis Carroll would chortle a bit himself to find that people are still using the word chortle, which he coined in Through the Looking-Glass, published in 1872. In any case, Carroll had constructed his word well, combining the words chuckle and snort. This type of word is called a blend or a portmanteau word. In Through the Looking-Glass Humpty Dumpty uses portmanteau to describe the word slithy, saying, "It's like a portmanteau—there are two meanings packed up into one word" (the meanings being "lithe" and "slimy").
==Laughter==
Laughter is an audible expression, or appearance of merriment or happiness, or an inward feeling of joy and pleasure (laughing on the inside). It may ensue (as a physiological reaction) from jokes, tickling, and other stimuli. Inhaling nitrous oxide can also induce laughter; other drugs, such as [[cannabis]], can also induce episodes of strong laughter. Strong laughter can sometimes bring an onset of [[tears]] or even moderate muscular pain.
Laughter is a part of [[human]] [[behavior]] regulated by the [[brain]]. It helps humans clarify their intentions in social interaction and provides an emotional context to conversations. Laughter is used as a signal for being part of a group; it signals acceptance and positive interactions with others. Laughter is sometimes seemingly contagious, and the laughter of one person can itself provoke laughter from others as a positive feedback. (''Self-Organization in Biological Systems'', ''Princeton University Press'', 2003. ISBN 0-691-11624-5 --ISBN 0-691-01211-3) This may account in part for the popularity of [[laugh track]]s in [[situation comedy]] television shows.
The study of humor and laughter, and its psychological and physiological effects on the human body is called '''gelotology'''.
==Quote==
"When we are tempted to magnify our self-importance, if we stop to contemplate the infinity of the greatness and grandeur of our Makers, our own self-glorification becomes sublimely ridiculous, even verging on the humorous. One of the functions of humor is to help all of us take ourselves less seriously. Humor is the [[divine]] antidote for exaltation of ego."[http://mercy.urantia.org/cgi-bin/webglimpse/mfs/usr/local/www/data/papers?link=http://mercy.urantia.org/papers/paper48.html&file=/usr/local/www/data/papers/paper48.html&line=138#mfs]
[[Category: General Reference]]
