dad joke
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Indicative of the type of bad jokes that might be told by one's father. Possible calque of Japanese おやじギャグ (oyaji gyagu, literally “dad joke”), although it is not clear which came first.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Noun[edit]
- (colloquial) A (usually deliberate) unfunny or corny joke, typically in question/answer format and containing a pun.
Verb[edit]
dad joke (third-person singular simple present dad jokes, present participle dad joking, simple past and past participle dad joked)
- (colloquial) To tell (someone) a dad joke.
- to get dad-joked
Translations[edit]
unfunny joke
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Further reading[edit]
- “dad joke”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.