dad joke
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
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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.