different between humorous vs wackyparse

English

Etymology

From Middle English humorous (compare Medieval Latin h?mor?sus), equivalent to humor +? -ous.

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: hyo?o'm?r?s, IPA^(key): /?hju?m???s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?hju?m???s/
• Homophone: humerus

Adjective

humorous (comparative more humorous, superlative most humorous)

1. Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.

   The waiters were so humorous - one even did a backflip for us, when we asked him.

2. Showing humor; witty, jocular.
3. (obsolete) Damp or watery.
4. (obsolete) Dependent on or caused by one's humour or mood; capricious, whimsical.

Usage notes

While the spelling humour is preferred over humor in British English, humorous is standard in both American and British English, and humourous is nonstandard.

Synonyms

• (arousing laughter): amusing, funny
• (witty): amusing, jocular, witty
• See also Thesaurus:funny
• See also Thesaurus:witty

Derived terms

• humorously

Related terms

• humor, humour

Translations

English

Etymology

wacky +? parse. Though wackyparsing as a concept probably originated in Kibology (at alt.religion.kibology), at least as early as 1998[1], the term has come to have wider usage, particularly on Usenet.

Verb

wackyparse (third-person singular simple present wackyparses, present participle wackyparsing, simple past and past participle wackyparsed)

1. (Internet slang) In Kibology, the practice of misreading text to humorous effect (perhaps deliberately), especially in line with traditional absurdist humor.

   I wackyparsed "bear hunting" as "beer hunting".

Hypernyms

• misparse