Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dad joke

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.49 in modern English

Syllables
dad joke
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Colloquial

verb

To tell (someone) a dad joke.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

dad jokes (plural) dad jokes (present, singular) dad joking (participle, present) dad joked (participle, past) dad joked (past)

Questions

What does dad joke mean?
A (usually deliberate) unfunny or corny joke, typically containing a pun and often in question/answer format.
Where does dad joke come from?
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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