dad joke

Indicative of the type of bad jokes that might be told by one's father. Possible calque of Japanese おやじギャグ (oyaji gyagu, literally “dad joke”), although it is not clear which came first.

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dad joke (plural dad jokes)

1. (colloquial) A (usually deliberate) unfunny or corny joke, typically in question/answer format and containing a pun.
   • 2021, Shannon Carpenter, The Ultimate Stay-at-Home Dad […] , Penguin, →ISBN, page 32:

     Here is an oldie but a goodie: When does a joke become a dad joke? When it becomes apparent. Wocka wocka.

dad joke (third-person singular simple present dad jokes, present participle dad joking, simple past and past participle dad joked)

1. (colloquial) To tell (someone) a dad joke.

   to get dad-joked

• “dad joke”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.