A joke that is meant to be funny but isn't. It will often kill the atmosphere at parties and social events (Unfunny Joke conventions excluded).
The joke could be unfunny because it has no pay off, it is said in the wrong way or is too hard or complex for the audience to understand. Other reasons for the joke being unfunny is that it is blatantly plagiarised.
The joke could be unfunny because it has no pay off, it is said in the wrong way or is too hard or complex for the audience to understand. Other reasons for the joke being unfunny is that it is blatantly plagiarised.
UNFUNNY JOKE EXAMPLE 1:
Q: What's the opposite of Progress?
A: Congress.
UNFUNNY JOKE EXAMPLE 2:
Q: What is Gandalf's grandad called?
A: Grandalf.
UNFUNNY JOKE EXAMPLE 3:
Q: A man walks into a bar effing and blinding.
Q: What's the opposite of Progress?
A: Congress.
UNFUNNY JOKE EXAMPLE 2:
Q: What is Gandalf's grandad called?
A: Grandalf.
UNFUNNY JOKE EXAMPLE 3:
Q: A man walks into a bar effing and blinding.
by Light Brown Carpet April 16, 2014
A joke that makes sense, but isn't funny enough so that normal people will laugh at it. The term comes from the Family Guy episode "Ocean's Three and a Half" where Two and a Half Men is being filmed in front of a live ostrich.
Man 1:"Have you ever seen Two and a Half men? It's hilarious."
Man 2:"What the hell is wrong with you, that show isn't funny at all. Every joke is an ostrich joke."
Man 2:"What the hell is wrong with you, that show isn't funny at all. Every joke is an ostrich joke."
by WeAreEverything October 19, 2009
You say this when somebody blatantly states the meaning of a joke that everybody got.
It comes from the episode of Family Guy when Peter becomes friends with Lois's father.
It comes from the episode of Family Guy when Peter becomes friends with Lois's father.
Carter: "Ace high or low"
Peter: "It goes both ways."
*everybody laughs*
Ted Turner: "like a bisexual"
Peter: "That was the joke Ted."
Peter: "It goes both ways."
*everybody laughs*
Ted Turner: "like a bisexual"
Peter: "That was the joke Ted."
by McNooget April 16, 2010
An inside joke is a joke only understood and funny to only two or more people or a specific group. No one else other than that group will understand the joke and when they do, they will almost always not find it funny. They are usually jokes where "you had to be there" to even find it remotely funny.
A group of friends are walking around at the mall.
Girl 1: Trash can!!
(group bursts out in laughter except for one other girl)
Girl 2: why's that funny?
Group: Inside joke...
Girl 2: Okay then...
Girl 1: Trash can!!
(group bursts out in laughter except for one other girl)
Girl 2: why's that funny?
Group: Inside joke...
Girl 2: Okay then...
by Your Username Here October 15, 2009
Tom's jokes are hilarious in the beginning but gets overused. It make's Tom's friends cringe but new people laugh.
Tom's jokes made that new cute girl laugh. I didn't laugh. I've heard him joke about his broken heart too many times oml.
by Man bun March 20, 2018
An anecdote that has the setup of a joke (background info, character introductions), but as it goes on, it is revealed to be an anecdote, usually ending in a serious or somber way; can be described as a form of dark humor in some cases.
A man has a dream where a gorilla steals his banana. He tells his wife about his strange dream. She ignores him completely and goes back to sleep. The man rolls over, and he cries as he realizes his marriage is in shambles. (This is an example of a non-joke)
by tahutoa April 14, 2016
Both Joke Chairs spend their days in the Joke Palace, concocting schemes and casting jokes on the peasants outside.
by Joke Lord December 24, 2010