knock-knock joke
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knock-knock joke — [knock knock joke] noun a type of joke that depends on the way in which some words in English sound like other words. The person telling the joke says ‘Knock knock’, someone answers ‘Who’s there?’, and the first person says a name which isn’t… … Useful english dictionary
Knock-knock joke — The knock knock joke is a type of joke, probably the best known format of the pun, and is a time honoured call and answer exercise. It is a roleplay exercise, with a punster and a recipient of wit. The standard format has five lines: # The… … Wikipedia
knock-knock joke — n a type of joke that depends on the way in which some words in English sound like other words. The person telling the joke says ‘Knock knock’, someone answers ‘Who’s there?’, and the first person says a name which isn’t what it seems. A typical… … Universalium
Knock Knock — can refer to: *Knock knock joke, a type of joke. * Knock Knock (1940 cartoon) , a 1940 animated short film noted for the first appearance of Woody Woodpecker * Knock Knock (album) , a 1999 Smog album. * Knock Knock (song) , a 2003 single by… … Wikipedia
Joke — This article is about the form of humour. For other uses, see Joke (disambiguation). Contents 1 Purpose 2 Antiquity of jokes 3 … Wikipedia
knock knock — 1. noun knock knock joke 2. interjection a) A phrase used to introduce a knock knock joke Knock knock./Whos there?/Wendy./Wendy who?/Wendy you want to open the door? b) A phrase used in lieu of knocking ( … Wiktionary
Joke — Als Witz bezeichnet man einen kurzen Text (Erzählung, Wortwechsel, Frage mit Antwort oder Ähnliches), der einen Sachverhalt so mitteilt, dass nach der ersten Darstellung unerwartet eine ganz andere Auffassung zutage tritt. Der plötzliche… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Knock Knock — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. knock knock joke est un type de blague anglo saxonne équivalente à nos « Toc toc toc ! » Knock Knock est un dessin animé de 1940 qui vit la… … Wikipédia en Français
Meta-joke — refers to several somewhat different, but related categories: self referential jokes, jokes about jokes (also known as metahumor), and joke templates.[citation needed] Contents 1 Self referential jokes 2 Joke about jokes (metahumor) … Wikipedia
Dial-A-Joke — refers to a telephone service that users can call to listen to previously recorded jokes. Jokes are recorded on an automatic answering machine. In the past, many jokes were recorded on cassette tape and then played sequentially, each caller… … Wikipedia
