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/ˈd͡ʒɛlətəˌfaɪ̯l/ · noun
(uncommon) A person who actively seeks and establishes situations in which others may laugh at them..
“[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.”
Use gelotophile when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gelotophile means (uncommon) A person who actively seeks and establishes situations in which others may laugh at them..
Common synonyms include ridicule.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
“[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.”
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