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dad joke

dad joke noun: a (usually deliberate) unfunny or corny joke, typically containing a pun and often in question/answer format.

Noun

dad joke (plural dad jokes)

  1. (colloquial) A (usually deliberate) unfunny or corny joke, typically containing a pun and often in question/answer format.
    • Here is an oldie but a goodie: When does a joke become a dad joke? When it becomes apparent. Wocka wocka.2021, Shannon Carpenter, The Ultimate Stay-at-Home Dad […] , Penguin, →ISBN, page 32
    • Meta has created a vision of life in which, without A.I. aiding his every word, an individual can be left reeling by the simplest of human interactions, unmanned by an ordinary dad joke.2025 June 25, Ismail Muhammad, “Why Does Every Commercial for A.I. Think You’re a Moron?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Verb

dad joke (third-person singular simple present dad jokes, present participle dad joking, simple past and past participle dad joked)

  1. (colloquial) To tell (someone) a dad joke.
    • to get dad-joked

dad joke meaning in Thai

dad joke in Thai

unfunny joke
มุกแป้ก, มุกฝืด, มุกเสี่ยว

Forms of dad joke

Noun
pluraldad jokes
Verb
third-person singular presentdad jokes
present participledad joking
past participledad joked
pastdad joked

Origin of dad joke

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.

Questions about dad joke

What does dad joke mean?
Dad joke means a (usually deliberate) unfunny or corny joke, typically containing a pun and often in question/answer format.
What is dad joke in Thai?
Dad joke in Thai is มุกแป้ก, มุกฝืด, มุกเสี่ยว. See Dad joke meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is dad joke?
Dad joke can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of dad joke?
The plural of dad joke is dad jokes.

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