dirty joke

noun

A joke with a morally objectionable or obscene punchline.

“The old woman left the concert because she was disgusted with the comedian's dirty jokes.”

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Meanings

noundirty joke (plural dirty jokes)

plural dirty jokes

  1. A joke with a morally objectionable or obscene punchline.

    The old woman left the concert because she was disgusted with the comedian's dirty jokes.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan indelicate joke

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dirty storyblue jokeblue story

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 下流的笑話 /下流的笑话, 黃段子 /黄段子
  • 下流的笑話 /下流的笑话 (xiàliú de xiàohuà)joke with an obscene punchline
  • 黃段子 /黄段子 (huángduànzi)joke with an obscene punchline
Finnish tuhma vitsi
  • tuhma vitsijoke with an obscene punchline
French blague de cul
  • blague de culjoke with an obscene punchline
German Zote, anstößiger Witz
  • Zotejoke with an obscene punchline
  • anstößiger Witzjoke with an obscene punchline
Icelandic dónabrandari, einn klúr (segja einn klúran)
  • dónabrandarijoke with an obscene punchline
  • einn klúr (segja einn klúran)joke with an obscene punchline
  • neðanbeltisbrandarijoke with an obscene punchline
Japanese 下ネタ
  • 下ネタ (shimoneta)joke with an obscene punchline
Portuguese piada suja
  • piada sujajoke with an obscene punchline
Romanian glumă porcoasă
  • glumă porcoasăjoke with an obscene punchline
Spanish chiste verde
  • chiste verdejoke with an obscene punchline
Swedish fräckis
  • fräckisjoke with an obscene punchline
Cite this entry
APA

dirty joke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dirty%20joke

MLA

“dirty joke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dirty%20joke. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dirty joke,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dirty%20joke.

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