standing joke

English

Noun

standing joke (plural standing jokes)

1. A customary laughing matter amongst a group of people.
   • 1914 June, James Joyce, “The Dead”, in Dubliners, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC:

     The two aunts laughed heartily, too, for Gabriel's solicitude was a standing joke with them.

Translations

laughing matter amongst a group of people

• Swedish: stående skämt n

See also

• inside joke