bad pun
Eye-roll inducing joke
A bad pun is wordplay that's groan-worthy rather than clever—obvious, forced, or so corny it provokes eye-rolls instead of laughter.
The term is almost affectionate; puns are expected to be bad, and their badness is part of their charm: That was a bad pun, even for you.
Dad jokes traffic heavily in bad puns.
- groanLow vocal expression of distress
- cringeShrink from discomfort
- dad jokeCorny paternal humor
- wordplayVerbal wit techniques
- cheesyCheap and insincere
corny · eye roll · eyeroll · wince · terrible · lame · groan-worthy · punny · punchline · play on words · facepalm · silly · tortured · stretch · awkward silence · double meaning · knee-slapper · deadpan
- jokesjokes, joke, one-liners, dad jokes, one-liner
- wordplaypunny, wordplay, word play, play on words, plays on words
humor quality
bad punwitty remark
Clever, amusing comment
sharp wit · sharp humor · comic genius · high comedy · comedy gold