fimmaurabrandari

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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fimm (five) +‎ aurar (cents) +‎ brandari (joke), a joke that is so bad that it is only worth 5 cents (which, in the early 20th century, was more or less worthless).[1]

Noun

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fimmaurabrandari m

  1. a joke that is so bad it is good, usually a short joke based on word play or a pun, similar to a dad joke

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Guðrún Kvaran. „Hvers konar brandarar eru „fimmaurabrandarar“?“ Vísindavefurinn, 27 November 2013.