| 单词 | private joke |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprivate joke private joke n. a joke understood only by a select few. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > [noun] > jest or pleasantry > a jest or joke > other types of jest or joke dry biscuit jest1600 kniff-knaff1683 private joke1789 jokelet1847 inside joke1849 wheeze1864 one-liner1904 lavatory joke1931 lavatory humour1935 sight gag1957 cruellie1959 in-joke1964 elephant joke1966 1789 Times 29 Oct. 2/1 The serious business of the piece is too often disgraced, and the ‘cunning of the Scene’ destroyed by their unmeaning merriment and private jokes. 1875 Harper's Mag. June 105/1 He was not wanting in a fund of wholesome playfulness, and enjoyed his private jokes with each horse, cow, and hen. 1905 Baroness Orczy Scarlet Pimpernel ii. 11 The two little kitchen-maids bustled around..giggling over some private jokes of their own, whenever Miss Sally's back was turned for a moment. 1995 N. Hornby High Fidelity (1996) iv. 57 I'd want her to write songs at home, and ask me what I thought of them, and maybe include one of our private jokes in the lyrics. < as lemmas |
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