split one's sides

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split one's sides (third-person singular simple present splits one's sides, present participle splitting one's sides, simple past and past participle split one's sides)

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  1. (idiomatic) To laugh hysterically.
    • 1922 February, James Joyce, “[Episode Expression error: Unrecognized word "chapter".]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, […], →OCLC, part Expression error: Unrecognized word "chapter"., 13/mode/1up page Chapter 13:
      Madcap Ciss with her golliwog curls. You had to laugh at her sometimes. For instance when she asked you would you have some more Chinese tea and jaspberry ram and when she drew the jugs too and the men's faces on her nails with red ink make you split your sides […]

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