Corpse
71corpse — vb British 1. (in acting) to be rendered unable to speak or act by the onset of uncontrolla ble hysterical laughter, in rehearsal or before an audience. The word has been used in the theatre since the 19th cen tury. 2. to cause another actor to… …
72corpse — sb. RG. 145 …
73corpse — kÉ”Ëps n. dead body …
74corpse — (of a performer) to be unable to continue to act Forgetting your lines or through uncontrollable laughter: [Max Bygraves ] original act was so brash and feeble that he could scarcely get through it without corpsing. (F. Muir, 1997) …
75corpse — noun a dead body, especially of a human. verb theatrical slang spoil a piece of acting by forgetting one s lines or laughing uncontrollably. Origin ME: alt. of corse by assoc. with L. corpus …
76corpse — n. Remains, dead body (of a human being), body, corse, carcass (used in disrespect) …
77corpse — n cadaver, Sl. stiff, (of animals) carcass; skeleton, remains; earth, clay, dust, ashes; carrion …
78corpse — noun Syn: dead body, carcass, remains; informal stiff; Medicine cadaver …
79corpse — [kɔːps] noun [C] the body of a dead person …
80corpse — [[t]kɔrps[/t]] n. 1) a dead body, usu. of a human being 2) Obs. a human or animal body, whether alive or dead • Etymology: 1225–75; ME corps; orig. sp. var. of cors corse but the p is now sounded syn: See body …