but seriously folks »
Directs attention to immediately preceding failed attempt at humor.
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double talk »
Speaking in a mixture of real English and English-sounding gibberish, for humorous effect.
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gallows humor »
Comedy that makes light of death or other very serious matters.
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how do I get to Carnegie Hall »
A set phrase, spoken as a rhetorical question, which is answered "Practice, practice, practice!" or sometimes with the humorous literal directions to Seventh Avenue between 56th and 57th.
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if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle »
(colloquial, vulgar, humorous) It is fruitless to speculate about counterfactual situations."We would have won the match if we'd had a decent goalkeeper.""And if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle!"
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lame joke »
An attempt at humor which is perceived to have been used previously to the point of being cliche, or was never funny to begin with.
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no rest for the wicked »
(humorous) People who are wicked must work harder than normal people.
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open a can of whoop ass »
A good-humored threat of physical harm.
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play on words »
A pun, or similar humorous use of language such as a double entendre.
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real men don't eat quiche »
(aphorism, humorous) The stereotypical man does not do things that are considered effeminate, as to do so would imply they are effeminate.
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the world is one's lobster »
(UK, humorous) intentional misrendering of the proverb "the world is one's oyster"
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tongue-in-cheek »
Not intended seriously; jocular or humorous.
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