sick joke
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An anecdote intended to be humorous but actually in very bad taste, as in His stories turn out to be sick jokes about people who are handicapped in some way. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]
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QUIZ YOURSELF ON "IS" VS. "ARE"
"Is" it time for a new quiz? "Are" you ready? Then prove your excellent skills on using "is" vs. "are."
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IS and ARE are both forms of which verb?
Words nearby sick joke
Sickert, sick headache, sickie, sick in bed, sickish, sick joke, sickle, sick leave, sicklebill, sickle cell, sickle-cell anaemia
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