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Meaning of antijoke | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A sentence or story that subverts the expectation of a joke, often by being deliberately unfunny or surreal.

Equivalents

Deutsch Antiwitz

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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