sick joke

Idioms  

1. 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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Example Sentences

Look, this has to be some sort of sick joke, no?

From Los Angeles Times

Rapinoe, one of three players to miss an attempt in the period, said her miss was like a “sick, sick joke.”

From Washington Times

“I mean, this is like a sick joke. For me personally, this is like dark comedy that I missed a penalty,” Rapinoe said as she blinked back tears.

From Washington Times

She went so far as to call it "dark comedy" and a "sick joke", such was her dismay.

From BBC

"He was absolutely devastated- it felt like a sick joke."

From BBC