corpsing
n.— «It’s been known that old hands like Mulholland and Rex Garner will try to make fellow cast members crack up laughing, or corpsing as it is known in the theatre, but it has never worked on her.» —“Unexpected Guest from typist to stage” Tonight (South Africa) Jan. 8, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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