Blue Joke (Noun)
Meaning
An indelicate joke.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The comedian's set was filled with off-color humor, including a particularly raunchy blue joke that left some audience members blushing.
- She was known for telling blue jokes at parties, but her friends had learned to take them in stride.
- The late-night talk show host was criticized for telling a blue joke that many viewers found to be in poor taste.
- He tried to make a blue joke at the dinner table, but his grandmother quickly changed the subject.
- The actor's blue joke during the awards ceremony sparked a heated debate about what constitutes acceptable humor.