standing joke

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

standing joke (plural standing jokes)

A customary laughing matter amongst a group of people.
- 1914 June, James Joyce, “The Dead”, in Dubliners, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC:
  The two aunts laughed heartily, too, for Gabriel's solicitude was a standing joke with them.

Translations[edit]

laughing matter amongst a group of people

Swedish: stående skämt n

See also[edit]

inside joke

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