katagelast
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]- See katagelasticism.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]katagelast (plural katagelasts)
- One who engages in katagelasticism.
- 2009, Willibald Ruch et al., “Investigating the humor of gelotophobes: Does feeling ridiculous equal being humorless?”, in Humor: International Journal of Humor Research, volume 22, numbers 1-2:
- A characteristic caption for a katagelast was: “Does this mean that you were not talking about your bed when you said: ‘too tiny/small’?” This statement apparently refers to the size of the man’s genitals. The caption produced by a high scorer in gelotophilia for the same cartoon was: “I can’t be blamed—I am as speedy in bed as on the highway.”
- 2011, Robert Mankoff, “Fear of Laughter”, in The New Yorker[1]:
- “But I’m betting that it’s a bad idea to invite a gelotophobe and a katagelast to the same party.”