bad puns
Humor inducing groans
Bad puns are wordplay jokes considered groan-worthy rather than clever—the kind that provoke eye-rolls and mock suffering from listeners.
The label is often affectionate; many pun enthusiasts embrace badness as part of the charm: Dad jokes are basically just bad puns.
What makes a pun "bad" is typically its obviousness or forced quality, though the line between bad and good puns is notoriously subjective.
- groanLow vocal expression of distress
- cringeShrink from discomfort
- wordplayVerbal wit techniques
- dad jokesCorny paternal humor
- eye rollScornful upward look
cheesy · corny · terrible · painful · witty · clever · too clever · double meaning · punchline · humor · silly · tongue-in-cheek · sigh · facepalm · laughable · ridiculous · punny · low-hanging fruit
- groanersdad jokes, corny jokes, cheesy jokes, cringe humor, cheesy lines
- wordplaypunny, wordplay, word play, play on words, plays on words
- dad jokesdad jokes, dad humor