gelotophile
English
Alternative forms
- gelatophile
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γέλως, γέλωτος (gélōs, gélōtos, “laughter”) + φίλος (phílos, “dear, beloved”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʒɛlətəˌfaɪ̯l/
- Hyphenation: ge‧lo‧to‧phile
Noun
gelotophile (plural gelotophiles)
- A person who actively seeks and establishes situations in which others may laugh at them. A person having gelotophilia.
- 2011, Robert Mankoff, “Fear of Laughter”, in The New Yorker:
- “[G]elotophobia is ... the dread of being laughed at at. That makes sense to me. Who likes being laughed at? Turns out a gelatophile does.”
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:ridicule
Related terms
- gelotophilia
- katagelasticism
- gelotophobia
- gelotophobe