Was (wer) ist Chortle - definition
BRITISH COMEDY WEBSITE
Chortle (website); Steve Bennett (journalist); Chortle.co.uk
chortle
(chortles, chortling, chortled)
To chortle means to laugh in a way that shows you are very pleased. (WRITTEN)
There was silence for a moment, then Larry began chortling like an idiot.
VERB: V
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Chortle is also a noun.
He gave a chortle.
N-COUNT
Chortle
·add. ·vt & ·vi A word coined by Lewis Carroll (Charles L. Dodgson), and usually explained as a combination of chuckle and snort.
Wikipedia
Chortle
Chortle is a British comedy website launched in 2000 by Steve Bennett. The site is a major source of comedy news in the UK. It also reviews comedy shows nationwide, including extensively at the annual Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and presents the Chortle Awards to honour the best stand-up comics working in the UK. In recent years, the site has also branched out into events promotion.
Beispiele aus Textkorpus für Chortle
1. Republicans chortle as they block Democratic initiatives –– and accuse the majority of being unable to govern.
2. Republican strategists chortle at the Democrats‘ inability to fashion a coherent message on the war.
3. Now local comedian Guy Venables says it was all his chortle–packed idea.
4. I admit that my first reaction was to chortle – over at Goldman we never could stand those guys at Lehman.
5. These days, American Idol‘‘ dedicates hours of airtime to auditions in which judges openly chortle and make fun of would–be contestants‘ looks, style and personality quirks.