GermanSchenkelklopferLiterally Thigh-beater means a joke and is named after the reaction of hitting ones thigh with ones hand while laughing, often used ironically for a really bad joke.
Link (German): https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Schenkelklopfer
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