English Explanatory Dictionary

dad joke

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A (usually deliberate) unfunny or corny joke, typically containing a pun and often in question/answer format.
verb
  1. To tell (someone) a dad joke.

Pronunciation

En-au-dad joke.ogg

Word forms

dad joke dad jokes dad joking dad joked

Etymology

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.

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