Definition of Dirty joke

1. Noun. An indelicate joke.

Exact synonyms: Blue Joke, Blue Story, Dirty Story
Generic synonyms: Gag, Jape, Jest, Joke, Laugh

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

dirty-minded
dirty blond
dirty blonds
dirty bomb
dirty bombs
dirty code
dirty cop
dirty dog
dirty girl
dirty girls
dirty grease
dirty joke (current term)
dirty jokes
dirty laundry
dirty linen
dirty look
dirty looks
dirty money
dirty mouth
dirty old man
dirty old men
dirty pool
dirty rice
dirty story

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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