Phrase · Weather, seasons & holidays
a fossil joke
noun phrase
/fos-il-jok/
Definition
A dated in-family reference so old it's outlived its context, kept alive purely out of tradition and mild cruelty.
In use
“Uncle Pete brought out the fossil joke about the caravan again, twentieth Christmas running.”
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Language
- Language form
- noun phrase
- Pronunciation
- /fos-il-jok/
Classification
- Life domain
- Everyday life
History
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