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Definition of Dirty joke
1. Noun. An indelicate joke.
Definition of Dirty joke
1. Noun. A joke with a morally objectionable or obscene punchline. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dirty Joke
Literary usage of Dirty joke
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Growing Readers: Units Of Study In The Primary Classroom by Kathy Collins (2004)
"I will spare you the details, but as you might imagine, I proceeded to tell a
table of grown-ups a dirty joke. Although I understood all the words of ..."
2. A Prisoner of Trotsky's by Andreí Kalpashnikov (1920)
"This was, in my opinion, a dirty joke, and when I did it and appeared in all the
beauty of only a night shirt, the whole crowd surged into my flat. ..."
3. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"... whatever real or pretended sex education ... may be offered —G. Legman,
Rationale of the dirty joke, 1st series, 1968 When the phrase is most nearly ..."
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