| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. The least bit: iota, jot, ounce, shred, whit. Informal : damn, rap2. Slang : diddly. See BIG. 2. Any of various derisive sounds of disapproval: boo, catcall, hiss. Slang : bird, Bronx cheer, raspberry, razz. See SOUNDS. 3. Informal. Something or someone uproariously funny or absurd: absurdity. Informal : joke, laugh, scream. Slang : gas, howl, panic, riot. Idioms: a laugh a minute. See LAUGHTER.
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