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BLUE JOKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does blue joke mean?
• BLUE JOKE (noun)
The noun BLUE JOKE has 1 sense:
1. an indelicate joke
Familiarity information: BLUE JOKE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An indelicate joke
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
blue joke; blue story; dirty joke; dirty story
Hypernyms ("blue joke" is a kind of...):
gag; jape; jest; joke; laugh (a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter)
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