a variation of the expression in stitches, laughing uproariously. A stitch is a sudden, sharppain, as in the side, from laughing very hard. —SHSBC Binder 25 Approved Glossary
STITCHES, RUIN (ONE'S)
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a coined phrase meaning to laugh so hard as to make one's stitches break. Stitches are those separate lengths of thread used to hold the skin or flesh (of a wound or incision) together during healing.