Something cracked me up.

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Freeguy

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How many equivalent can we use for this expression in spoken?

Something cracked me up. (= I laughed a lot at something)
 

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How many equivalent can we use for this expression in spoken?

Please use Edit Post to tidy up your question, Freeguy.
 

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Have you tried an Internet search?
 

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The Internet is a good start and it saves time for me and others.
 

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I split my sides laughing.
I p*ssed myself laughing.
 
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I bust a gut laughing.
 

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P*ssed is a swear-word now?
Anyhow, I should now clarify that the term isn't, "I passed/pessed/possed/pussed myself".
 

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I'm aware that p*ss[es/ed] isn't considered a swear word in AusE, but it certainly is in BrE and I'm sure I recall an AmE speaker confirming the same is true in that variant. I thought it best to err on the side of caution and add the asterisk.
 

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I fell about laughing.
 

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I was ROFLM*O. (Generally not recommended for use by over-15s)
 
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