लोटपोट (lotpot)
adjective
Almost always used in the fixed phrase लोटपोट हो जाना (lotpot ho jaanaa) meaning to be doubled over/rolling with laughter.
Sense
1
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rolling about (with laughter)
adjective Used almost exclusively with हो जाना (ho jaanaa) as the frame: X हँसी में लोटपोट हो गया (X hansii men lotpot ho gayaa, 'X was doubled over with laughter').
Synonyms: बेहाल (behaal), पागल (paagal, informal, used loosely for 'crazy with laughter')
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: The word paints a physical image: लोटना (lotnaa) means 'to roll around,' so लोटपोट (lotpot) literally evokes someone rolling on the ground or floor from laughing so hard -- much more vivid than a flat 'very funny.' You will hear it a lot in casual storytelling: किस्सा सुनकर सब लोटपोट हो गए (kissaa sunkar sab lotpot ho gae, 'everyone was in stitches hearing the story').
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners try to use लोटपोट (lotpot) as a standalone adjective before a noun (like 'a funny joke'), but it only describes the *state a person falls into* from laughing, not the thing that caused the laughter. 2) It is almost never used without हो जाना (ho jaanaa) or करना (karnaa); saying just वह लोटपोट था (vah lotpot thaa) sounds incomplete to native ears compared to वह हँसी में लोटपोट हो गया (vah hansii men lotpot ho gayaa).
Sample Sentences:
उसकी बात सुनकर सब लोटपोट हो गए।
Hearing what he said, everyone burst into fits of laughter.
(uskii baat sunkar sab lotpot ho gae।)
वह मजाक सुनकर लोटपोट हो जाती है।
She always ends up in stitches whenever she hears that joke.
(vah majaak sunkar lotpot ho jaatii hai।)
किस्सा सुनकर सब लोटपोट हो गए।
Everyone was in stitches hearing the story.
(kissaa sunkar sab lotpot ho gae।)
बच्चे उसकी नकल देखकर लोटपोट हो रहे थे।
The kids were rolling with laughter watching him mimic her.
(bachche uskii nakal dekhkar lotpot ho rahe the।)
अगर वह यह चुटकुला सुनाए, तो सब लोटपोट हो जाएँगे।
If he tells this joke, everyone will end up in stitches.
(agar vah yah chutkulaa sunaae, to sab lotpot ho jaaenge।)
इतना मत हँसाओ, वरना मैं लोटपोट हो जाऊँगा।
Don't make me laugh so much, or I'll end up rolling around laughing.
(itnaa mat hansaao, varnaa main lotpot ho jaaoongaa।)
अगर उसने वो वीडियो देखा होता, तो वह भी लोटपोट हो जाता।
If he had seen that video, he too would have been doubled over laughing.
(agar usne vo viidiyo dekhaa hotaa, to vah bhii lotpot ho jaataa।)
उसके अभिनय ने पूरे हॉल को लोटपोट कर दिया।
His performance had the whole hall in stitches.
(uske abhinay ne poore hol ko lotpot kar diyaa।)
स्टेज पर उसकी हरकतें देखकर दर्शक लोटपोट हो गए थे।
The audience had been in stitches watching his antics on stage.
(stej par uskii harakten dekhkar darshak lotpot ho gae the।)
उस्ताद के हास्य-प्रसंगों से सारी सभा लोटपोट हो उठी।
The whole gathering was overcome with laughter at the master's humorous tales.
(ustaad ke haasy-prasangon se saarii sabhaa lotpot ho uthii।)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
लोटपोट
(lotpot)