howler

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noun

Plural noun:

howlers

1.
That which howls, especially an animal such as a wolf or a howler monkey.
2.
(historical)A person hired to howl in mourning at a funeral.
3.
(slang)A painfully obvious mistake.
Given what we know about cognitive psychology, utility maximization is a ludicrous concept; equilibrium pretty foolish outside of financial markets; perfect competition a howler for most industries.
A howler is a glaring mistake, a mistake that cries out to be noticed.
4.
(slang)A hilarious joke.
5.
(slang)A bitterly cold day.
6.
(psychology) A person who expresses aggression openly in the form of threats.
7.
(figuratively, sometimes)(sometimes figurative) A heavy fall.
8.
(slang)A serious accident (especially to come a howler or go a howler; compare come a cropper).
Our hansom came a howler.
9.
(slang)A tremendous lie (especially an obvious one); a whopper.
10.
(dated, slang)A fashionably but extravagantly overdressed man, a "howling swell".
11.
(historical)A 32-ounce ceramic, plastic, or stainless steel jug used to transport draft beer.
12.
(slang)A small child.

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From howl + -er. Some senses are derivatives of the intensifier "howling", as in "howling wilderness", (Deuteronomy 32:10)