1. when somebody takes too long to tell a joke
2. when somebody leaves out a pivotal part of the joke, therefore makes no sense
3. when somebody tries to crack a joke, but fails to give a smooth delivery
joke teller: "(insert beginning of joke here)... and then, and then, shoot, lemme think about this for a second...."
friend: (shakes head in disappointment) "joke dead"

friend 1: "ew, stephanie pratt is such a s u next tuesday."
friend2 : "don't you mean C u next tuesday?"
friend 3: "yup, joke dead."

joke teller: "why did the chicken cross the ro... ro... (SNEEZE)"
joke receiver: "ew, joke dead."
by hotspot0309 January 9, 2010
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Joke told in order to gain shock value, typically told by the lower of the intelligence ladder. The jokes are uncalled for and only meant to piss people off.
New guy:Look on billybinos profile, hes made 664,234 posts on this forum in only 12 months! He must always be online.
Old Guy: yea, he basically lives online, look hes made a new dead baby joke.
by Babybunny October 30, 2006
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One of the funniest and darkest type of joke there is.
Dead Baby Joke:

Person 1: What's worse than finding two dead babies in a trash can?

Person 2: Dunno. What?

Person 1: Finding a dead baby in two trash cans.
by DigestedAlive June 11, 2021
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