corpse

Meaning

Noun

1. A dead body, especially that of a human as opposed to an animal.
2. A human body in general, whether living or dead.

Verb

1. (slang) To laugh uncontrollably during a performance.
2. (slang) To cause another actor to do this.

Synonyms

dead body

cadaver

body

carcass

remains

dead person

stiff

clay

deceased

carrion

carcase

deceased person

flesh

🥩

dead

💀

deadman

human body

dead man

ghost

👻

dead animal

corse

die

💀

droppings

dung

figure

fossil

garbage

🗑️

goner

mummy

refuse

roadkill

rubbish

shape

soma

trash

Aas

waste

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɔːps/

Etymology

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