Antijoke
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Antijoke is a noun meaning A sentence or story that subverts the expectation of a joke, often by being deliberately unfunny or surreal.
Meaning
A sentence or story that subverts the expectation of a joke, often by being deliberately unfunny or surreal.
Example Sentences
Thank Christ for Carlton. My secret. My lifeline. The inventor of the antijoke. I kid you not. He postulated a category of things that don't make you laugh which he called the antijoke.
Word Forms
- antijokes
- anti-joke
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include metajoke, anticomedy, anti-story, spoof, wind-up, farce.
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