Joe Miller n. A jest or joke; esp. a stale joke, a ‘chestnut’.
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释义 | the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > [noun] > jest or pleasantry > a jest or joke > old or stale (4) Joe Miller1829 Joe Miller n. A jest or joke; esp. a stale joke, a ‘chestnut’. Joe1834 Short for Joe Miller n. at sense 4. chestnut1880 slang. A story that has been told before, a ‘venerable’ joke. Hence, in extended use, anything trite, stale, or too often repeated. Also attributive. dad joke1987 a joke told by a father, or of the type associated with fathers, esp. one which is hackneyed, embarrassing, or unoriginal; (now also) any hackneyed… |
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