Non-joke, from a dream of E. Thrasamund: On seeing that the sign of a pub called the Queen's Arms had fallen to the ground, I said, Look, the Queen's arms have fallen off.
Dictionary of american slang with examples. .
non-joke — A type of joke. A non joke often vaguely sounds as if it ought to be a joke, but on closer inspection, it makes no sense (or slightly botched/mysterious sense). Oddly, non jokes are sometimes very funny. Non joke, from a dream of E. Thrasamund:… … Dictionary of american slang
joke — verb. The archaic sense ‘to poke fun at’ has surfaced again in recent very informal uses such as don t joke me = don t kid me. This use is appealing but non standard … Modern English usage
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Killing Joke — Cet article concerne le groupe de musique. Pour l album homonyme sorti en 1980, voir Killing Joke (album). Pour celui de 2003, voir Killing Joke (album, 2003). Killing Joke … Wikipédia en Français
Killing Joke — This article is about the musical group. For other uses, see The Killing Joke (disambiguation). Killing Joke (l r) Guitarist Geordie Walker, vocalist Jaz Coleman, returning drummer Paul Ferguson, and bassist Martin Youth Glover Background… … Wikipedia
