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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dirty joke

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

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2023

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 ● Jan. 10, 2022

But their relationship, which is backed up by recent Dickinson scholarship, isn’t treated as a dirty joke: it’s romantic and, eventually, tragic, an impossible dream in a world where women’s prospects are limited.

From The New Yorker ● Nov. 18, 2019

“Got to work with him on #Curb Had heard he was sick. Will never forget him telling @jerryseinfeld the dirty joke about the newlyweds.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2019

As usual, she looks plump and respectable, but for all her prim and proper, Aibileen can still tell a dirty joke that’ll make you tinkle in your pants.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett