there's a grain of truth in every joke

phrase

Whenever a person is joking, they are actually disguising thoughts and emotions, either subconsciously or deliberately.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. Whenever a person is joking, they are actually disguising thoughts and emotions, either subconsciously or deliberately.

Translations

Czech na každém šprochu pravdy trochu
  • na každém šprochu pravdy trochupeople convey truth in jokes
Dutch iedere grap heeft een kern van waarheid
  • iedere grap heeft een kern van waarheidpeople convey truth in jokes
Finnish ei niin pientä pilaa, ettei totta toinen puoli
  • ei niin pientä pilaa, ettei totta toinen puolipeople convey truth in jokes
German In jedem Scherz steckt ein Körnchen Wahrheit
  • In jedem Scherz steckt ein Körnchen Wahrheitpeople convey truth in jokes
Hungarian minden viccnek a fele igaz, minden viccben van valami igazság
  • minden viccnek a fele igazpeople convey truth in jokes
  • minden viccben van valami igazságpeople convey truth in jokes
Polish w każdym żarcie jest ziarno prawdy
  • w każdym żarcie jest ziarno prawdypeople convey truth in jokes
Portuguese toda brincadeira tem um fundo de verdade
  • toda brincadeira tem um fundo de verdadepeople convey truth in jokes
Russian в ка́ждой шу́тке есть до́ля пра́вды
  • в ка́ждой шу́тке есть до́ля пра́вды (v káždoj šútke jestʹ dólja právdy)people convey truth in jokes
Spanish entre broma y broma la verdad se asoma
  • entre broma y broma la verdad se asomapeople convey truth in jokes
Ukrainian у кожному жарті є часточка правди
  • у кожному жарті є часточка правди (u kožnomu žarti je častočka pravdy)people convey truth in jokes
Cite this entry
APA

there's a grain of truth in every joke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/there's%20a%20grain%20of%20truth%20in%20every%20joke

MLA

“there's a grain of truth in every joke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/there's%20a%20grain%20of%20truth%20in%20every%20joke. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “there's a grain of truth in every joke,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/there's%20a%20grain%20of%20truth%20in%20every%20joke.

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