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corpse.

A dead body, especially that of a human as opposed to an animal.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɔːps/Received-Pronunciation/koɹps/General-American[kʰo̞ɹps]General-American/koːps/Australia
  1. A dead body, especially that of a human as opposed to an animal.

  2. The dead body of any animal with flesh; the dead body of a vertebrate; a carcass.

  3. A human body in general, whether living or dead.

    archaic · derogatory · sometimes
Where this word comes from

From Middle English, from earlier corse, from Old French cors, from Latin corpus (“body”). Displaced native English likam and lich. The ⟨p⟩ was inserted due to the original Latin spelling. Doublet of corps and corpus, and distantly of riff (via Proto-Indo-European). The verb sense derives from the notion of being unable to control laughter while acting as dead body.

verb/kɔːps/Received-Pronunciation/koɹps/General-American[kʰo̞ɹps]General-American/koːps/Australia
  1. To laugh uncontrollably during a performance.

    intransitive · slang
  2. To cause another actor to do this.

    slang · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English, from earlier corse, from Old French cors, from Latin corpus (“body”). Displaced native English likam and lich. The ⟨p⟩ was inserted due to the original Latin spelling. Doublet of corps and corpus, and distantly of riff (via Proto-Indo-European). The verb sense derives from the notion of being unable to control laughter while acting as dead body.

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