gelotophile

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γέλως, γέλωτος (gélōs, gélōtos, “laughter”) + φίλος (phílos, “dear, beloved”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛlətəˌfaɪ̯l/
• Hyphenation: ge‧lo‧to‧phile

Noun

gelotophile (plural gelotophiles)

1. (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.”

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:ridicule

Related terms

• gelotophilia
• katagelasticism
• gelotophobia
• gelotophobe