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standing joke

standing joke noun: a customary laughing matter amongst a group of people.

Noun

standing joke (plural standing jokes)

  1. A customary laughing matter amongst a group of people.
    • The two aunts laughed heartily, too, for Gabriel's solicitude was a standing joke with them.1904–1907 (date written), James Joyce, “The Dead”, in Dubliners, London: Grant Richards, published June 1914, →OCLC, page 223

Forms of standing joke

pluralstanding jokes

Questions about standing joke

What does standing joke mean?
Standing joke means a customary laughing matter amongst a group of people.
What part of speech is standing joke?
Standing joke is a noun.
What is the plural of standing joke?
The plural of standing joke is standing jokes.

Words near standing joke in the dictionary

  1. standing in one's value
  2. standing in someone's shoes
  3. standing in the gap
  4. standing in the gate
  5. standing in the way
  6. standing joke
  7. standing jokes
  8. standing mile
  9. standing miles
  10. standing O
  11. standing off

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