standing joke
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[edit]Noun
[edit]standing joke (plural standing jokes)
- A customary laughing matter amongst a group of people.
- 1904–1907 (date written), James Joyce, “The Dead”, in Dubliners, London: Grant Richards, published June 1914, →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
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