dad joke

English

Etymology

Indicative of the type of bad jokes that might be told by one's father.

Pronunciation

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Noun

dad joke (plural dad jokes)

1. (slang) A (usually deliberate) unfunny or corny joke, typically in question/answer format and containing a pun.

Translations

unfunny joke

• Finnish: puujalkavitsi (fi)
• German: Schenkelklopfer (de) m, Flachwitz m
• Icelandic: fimmaurabrandari m
• Italian: battuta stupida f

• Japanese: 親父ギャグ, オヤジギャグ (oyaji-gyagu) (colloquial), 駄洒落 (dajare)
• Polish: suchar (pl) m (colloquial), beton (pl) m (colloquial), dowcipas (pl) m (colloquial), suchy żart m, słaby żart m
• Swedish: pappaskämt (sv) n