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Off-color jokes were used in Ancient Greek comedy, including the humor of Aristophanes. [1] His work parodied some of the great tragedians of his time, especially Euripides, using τὸ φορτικόν/ἡ κωμῳδία φορτική (variously translated as "low comedy", "vulgar farce", "disgusting, obscene farces") that received great popularity among his contemporaries.
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An idiom is a common word or phrase with a figurative, non-literal meaning that is understood culturally and differs from what its composite words' denotations would suggest; i.e. the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words (although some idioms do retain their literal meanings – see the example "kick the bucket" below).
Irony" entered the English language as a figure of speech in the 16th century with a meaning similar to the French ironie, itself derived from the Latin. [ 7 ] Around the end of the 18th century, "irony" takes on another sense, primarily credited to Friedrich Schlegel and other participants in what came to be known as early German Romanticism .
A Dictionary of Modern English Usage (1926), by Henry Watson Fowler (1858–1933), is a style guide to British English usage, pronunciation, and writing.Covering topics such as plurals and literary technique, distinctions among like words (homonyms and synonyms), and the use of foreign terms, the dictionary became the standard for other style guides to writing in English.
Wife: “I want another baby.” Husband: “That’s a relief, I also really don’t like this one.” My wife and I have reached the difficult decision that we do not want children.
Dark jokes about illness may seem like bitter pills, but they are comically contagious, and the resulting laughter makes for good medicine.Be sure to use them sparingly! 1. “The good thing about ...
According to Dictionary.com, "It's seen as a sign of good humor if the person who has been bofa ' d laughs, shrugs it off, or bofas someone themselves." [ 6 ] Josh Kastowitz of The Daily Dot connected both ligma and bofa jokes to older crude humor with "deez nuts" (these nuts ) as its punchline. [ 1 ]