Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A kind of divination drawn from laughter, or a method of ascertaining the qualities and character of a person from observation of his way of laughing.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Divination by means of laughter.
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- noun rare
Divination by means oflaughter .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek
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whichbe commented on the word geloscopy
Fortune-telling by means of laughter.
May 13, 2008
jmjarmstrong commented on the word geloscopy
JM is becoming a gelotologist and specialising in geloscopy, just for the fun of it.
February 1, 2009
oroboros commented on the word geloscopy
It would be fun if this word had a connection to:
"He had a broad face and a little round belly,
that shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly."
March 15, 2010
fbharjo commented on the word geloscopy
grin-zen
September 2, 2011