dirty joke

Idioms  

1. A smutty story, as in Teenagers love to tell dirty jokes. The use of dirty in the sense of “obscene” or “indecent” dates from the late 1500s, but its application to a joke began only in the 20th century. The same sense also appears in such expressions as dirty book, for a pornographic book; dirty old man, for a middle-aged or elderly lecher; and dirty word or talk dirty, for a lewd, offensive expression or sexually explicit conversation.

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Example Sentences

“They were like brothers, with the constant support and dirty jokes and texts going back and forth. I think that was such a nice, beautiful relationship. To this day, they still text.”

From Los Angeles Times

Beneath the dirty jokes and button-pushing is a belief that in comedy, free speech means no topic should be deemed inappropriate.

From Los Angeles Times

The man is dangerous and clownish, boorish and fascinating, as crude as a dirty joke and as garish as a casino.

From Seattle Times

The actor said the funeral consisted of "two hours of dirty jokes that I think my dad would've liked," praising Saget for giving "people what they needed at that moment."

From Fox News

Even when you expected him to tell a dirty joke, there was always some part of your brain thinking, Oh my God, that’s Danny Tanner!

From Washington Post