Howler
[hou-ler] /ˈhaʊ lər/
noun
1.
a person, animal, or thing that .
2.
Also called howler monkey. any large, prehensile-tailed tropical American monkey of the genus Alouatta, the males of which make a noise: some species are endangered.
3.
a mistake, especially an embarrassing one in speech or writing, that evokes laughter; a very humorous mistake or a funny blunder.
4.
Informal. something that makes a piercing and often prolonged noise, as an alarm.
/ˈhaʊlə/
noun
1.
Also called howler monkey. any large New World monkey of the genus Alouatta, inhabiting tropical forests in South America and having a loud howling cry
2.
(informal) a glaring mistake
3.
(Brit) (formerly) a device that produces a loud tone in a telephone receiver to attract attention when the receiver is incorrectly replaced
4.
a person or thing that howls
1832, “animal that howls,” agent noun from howl (v.). Meaning “glaring blunder, ridiculous mistake” is first recorded 1890.
noun
A very funny mistake, esp in something written or spoken rather solemnly; also, a serious and obvious mistake: His misuse of ”Rappaport” for ”rapport” was the season’s howler (1844+)
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