Word · Habits & procrastination
joke-murdering
adjective
/johk-mur-der-ing/
Definition
Habitually destroying the impact of a joke by immediately, unnecessarily explaining its own punchline.
In use
“He's a proper joke-murderer, told the joke then spent two minutes explaining why it was funny.”
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Language
- Language form
- adjective
- Pronunciation
- /johk-mur-der-ing/
Classification
- Life domain
- Mind, body & behaviour
History
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