rib-tickler

English

Alternative forms

  • rib tickler, ribtickler

Pronunciation

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Noun

rib-tickler (plural rib-ticklers)

  1. (informal) An amusing joke.
  2. (cricket, slang) A ball bowled short of a length that bounces up higher than expected and strikes the batter in the ribs.
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