1 definition by ruby_wired
To explain a joke or overanalyse any source of humour, especially when doing so renders it unfunny.
Taken from the expression commonly ascribed to E.B. White: "Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog. You understand it better but the frog dies in the process."
Taken from the expression commonly ascribed to E.B. White: "Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog. You understand it better but the frog dies in the process."
Joke teller: "haha, do you get it? Because that's the only reason a chicken would reasonably WANT to cross a road, regardless of any extra context."
Joke recipient: "way to kill the frog..."
Joke recipient: "way to kill the frog..."
by ruby_wired September 28, 2023