This comes from a brazilian saying. It basically means that if you're making jokes and someone gets offended ( on a personal level ), that is no reason to stop making those jokes. This, of course, isn't an excuse to just be an asshole, and must be used with nuance. The saying could also be directly translated to
"It's better to lose a friend than to lose a joke"
"It's better to lose a friend than to lose a joke"
Guy 1 (whose wife died to stillbirth): Wow, these celebrities are crazy
Guy 2: What happened?
Guy 1: I checked the news, and it looks like the rapper DaBaby killed his wife
Guy 2: Well, "The Baby" also killed YOUR wife
Guy 1: Low blow dude
Guy 2: It's better to miss a friend than to miss a joke
Guy 2: What happened?
Guy 1: I checked the news, and it looks like the rapper DaBaby killed his wife
Guy 2: Well, "The Baby" also killed YOUR wife
Guy 1: Low blow dude
Guy 2: It's better to miss a friend than to miss a joke
by DEMEMZEA December 15, 2024
Get the It's better to miss a friend than to miss a jokemug. Human beings passionately obsessed with the pursuit of making things better!... businesses, products, processes, people, places, and and and... no matter how cool or shitty they are to start with, better is better!!!
The CEO contracted with a team of better-makers to assist him to shift his business to becoming a company behaving awesomely, a place where employee experience is exceptional and innovation is ground breaking.
by Still Human October 5, 2017
Get the better-makersmug. Khaled: Your son kissed my daughter!
Hassan: My son does what he pleases, if you have a goat better tie it!
Hassan: My son does what he pleases, if you have a goat better tie it!
by Shadraq April 18, 2020
Get the If you have a goat better tie itmug. by Ghbhj n March 12, 2021
Get the Deserved bettermug. a job that pays, as the name suggests, better (i.e. more), than minimum wage in your society, in your zeitgeist.
son: I want to work but I dont want to nigger at McDonalds or Burger King, or perform some other unqualified job.
father: I have a solution for you. Get an education, then pull yourself up by your boot straps and get a better paying job. Brandon, either become self employed, or go work in construction so you can later hopefully open your own construction firm.
father: I have a solution for you. Get an education, then pull yourself up by your boot straps and get a better paying job. Brandon, either become self employed, or go work in construction so you can later hopefully open your own construction firm.
by Sexydimma August 31, 2014
Get the better paying jobmug. When something is subpar, but still acceptable. For example, a food that tastes good, but not nearly as good as people say.
Friend 1: Hey, did you end up going to that concert you were talking about?
Friend 2: It was better than Big Boss, but it sure as hell wasn't worth $350.
Friend 2: It was better than Big Boss, but it sure as hell wasn't worth $350.
by Trippipi-Ki August 29, 2025
Get the Better Than Big Bossmug. A better sun is the phrase we use for hoping for a better day, even if its a perfect day outside, thats why a better day despite it being a sunny day would be nice.
by biggestboi9000 September 18, 2021
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