gelotophile
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek γέλως, γέλωτος (gélōs, gélōtos, “laughter”) + φίλος (phílos, “dear, beloved”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gelotophile (plural gelotophiles)
- (uncommon) A person who actively seeks and establishes situations in which others may laugh at them.
- 2011, Robert Mankoff, “Fear of Laughter”, in The New Yorker[1]:
- “[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.”