Literal translation
to make oneself a bundle of laughter
Meaning
to have a good laugh
Explanation
This expression means to have a good laugh, to indulge in a hearty burst of shared hilarity. The word fourro is not attested on its own in our dictionaries, but it naturally connects to fourro-bourro, which names a jumble, a chaotic pile, a hodgepodge: fourro would thus suggest a disorderly mass, a compact and confused heap, an image echoed in the idea of laughter piling up and overflowing without restraint. To make oneself a fourro de rire would then mean treating oneself to an abundant, heaped moment of laughter, hard to contain, structurally close to the sister phrase se faire une peau de rire. The register is familiar, used in everyday conversation to recount with pleasure a particularly funny episode shared with friends or family. The construction with faire uno followed by a noun belongs to a productive pattern of familiar Provençal for describing an intense emotion experienced collectively, whether laughter, fear, or any other strong feeling. The expression, though lacking direct attestation of fourro in this precise sense, is understood chiefly through its use and its kinship with well-attested neighbouring phrases.