Brummagem joke
- noun
- /ˈbrʌməʤəm dʒoʊk/
- Archaic
:
broma de Brummagem
- His Brummagem joke fell flat at the dinner party and no one laughed.
Examples
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She rolled her eyes at yet another Brummagem joke from her uncle.
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I can't believe you told that Brummagem joke at the party!
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Among all the witty remarks, his Brummagem joke stood out for its poor taste.
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His Brummagem jokes always fall flat.
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His Brummagem joke fell flat at the dinner party and no one laughed.
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Among all the witty remarks, his Brummagem joke stood out for its poor taste.
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She rolled her eyes at yet another Brummagem joke from her uncle.
Synonyms
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2.5
A remark meant to make people laugh that is not funny or is rude
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8.0
A joke that is so bad it makes people show annoyance
A very bad, unfunny joke that makes people feel awkward
Antonyms
- Literature
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8.4
Funny plays or films that use clever, polite jokes to make fun of rich people's manners
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The adjective 'Brummagem' (meaning cheap, tawdry) directly modifies 'joke', so the combined meaning — a joke that is cheap or in poor taste — is compositional and predictable from the constituents. Though 'Brummagem' is dialectal/rare, given the provided definition a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The noun Brummagem joke comes from the old name 'Brummagem' for Birmingham, because people once used that word to mean cheap or fake goods. So a Brummagem joke is a joke that is 'low quality' or 'tasteless'.