Hilarize

(verb)

- to find humor in bad or serious situations
- to find a certain adversity or misfortune laughable
- to view a strike of bad luck as funny/hilarious
- to maintain cheerfulness during a tragedy or disaster

From: Hilarity, Hilarious

Margaret looked cheerful and amused as she told us of how she kept failing the same course over and over again. She tends to hilarize such situations.

Tony hilarized his best friend's fall. He couldn't stop laughing when Sam tripped over a stair and landed hard.

by Dr. Danny B. June 4, 2021

hilarity

A hilarious situation. Usually followed by "ensuing".

Man with knife tries to rob bank. Guards have guns. Hilarity ensues

by ramdac October 22, 2003

hilare

short for hilarious.

Best used in abnormally shortened sentences.

not me: "So, at this office they offered me a soda, but I couldn't find an apprope time to drink it during the interview...
...and then I tried to get up, but tripped and started rolling down the stairs... I held onto my soda the whole time, so when I got up I had soda fizzing down my face!!"
me: "Hilare."

by julie bing February 17, 2005

hilarible

Something that is both hilarious and terrible or horrible at the same time. When confronted with the hilarible one is torn between hysterical laughter, nausea and existential angst.

A child was crushed by a giant marshmallow? That's hilarible!

by the ORIGINAL Eugene May 8, 2007

hilareal

1. Extremely funny.
2. Highly hilarious.

Alternate pronunciation
Highlareal

"Superbad in one word, hilareal!"

"That new Chris Rock HBO special was hilareal."

"Jon Stewart and Bill maher should do a show together, they hilareal."

by piet h. September 6, 2007

Hilare

When something is really funny but not quite funny enough to actually finish the word hilarious!

Todays urbandictionary.com Word of the Day is hilare!

by Melizssy August 14, 2010

Hilareality

A real-life situation that is comical to the point of seeming fabricated. If you've ever said "that can't be real" only to find out that it was true, you've experienced hilareality. First broadcast on 710 KIRO's radio show "Too Beautiful To Live", read by host Luke Burbank from a fan's email.

The example of hilareality given on the radio show is of a Jacksonville-based Lasik eye surgeon named Robert I. Schnipper...

by Jeff-DC July 2, 2008