groaner
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- noun
- /ˈɡroʊnər/
- Informal
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chiste malo
- a groaner of a pun
Examples
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We'll spend a day telling each other groaner jokes.
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And now a study played some real, real groaner dad jokes for their subjects.
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The joke was a tad lame, but a groaner of a joke is not firing material.
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Asimov would write a lengthy treatise on a peculiar subject specifically for the purpose of throwing in a total groaner of a pun at the end, perhaps partly to mock the whole science community in the ways it had become accustomed to talking to itself.
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The joke was such a groaner that everyone rolled their eyes instead of laughing.
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During the family gathering, we all shared our favorite groaner jokes and couldn't stop groaning.
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He told a classic groaner about a chicken crossing the road, and it made everyone cringe.
Synonyms
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A remark meant to make people laugh that is not funny or is rude
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A silly, old-fashioned joke that is too easy to guess
A very bad, unfunny joke that makes people feel awkward
A cheap joke that shows bad taste
A thing that is very unpleasant or embarrassing, like a joke that is not funny
Antonyms
How Corny
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Groaner comes from the verb groan, which means 'to make a low sound to show pain or dislike', because people often groan at bad jokes. So a groaner is a joke or pun that is so bad or obvious it makes people groan.