light bulb joke

noun

Any joke of the form "How many X does it take to change a light bulb?" followed by a witty riposte, where X is some usually stereotypical class of people.

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Meanings

nounlight bulb joke (plural light bulb jokes)

plural light bulb jokes · alternative lightbulb joke

  1. Any joke of the form "How many X does it take to change a light bulb?" followed by a witty riposte, where X is some usually stereotypical class of people.

Translations

Finnish lampunvaihtovitsi
  • lampunvaihtovitsitype of joke
German Glühbirnenwitz
  • Glühbirnenwitztype of joke
Polish dowcip o żarówce
  • dowcip o żarówcetype of joke
Portuguese piada da lâmpada
  • piada da lâmpadatype of joke
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Chicago

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