a standing joke
1standing joke — standing jokes N COUNT: usu sing If something is a standing joke among a group of people, they often make jokes about it. Her precision has become a standing joke with her colleagues …
2standing joke — noun count something that happens regularly that a particular group of people find funny: They always spell his name wrong. It s a standing joke …
3standing joke — ► NOUN ▪ something regularly causing amusement or provoking ridicule …
4standing joke — noun A subject that raises a laugh whenever it is mentioned • • • Main Entry: ↑stand …
5standing joke — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms standing joke : singular standing joke plural standing jokes something that happens regularly that a particular group of people find funny They always spell his name wrong. It s a standing joke …
6standing joke — noun A laughing matter amongst a group of people, about something customary. The two aunts laughed heartily , too, for Gabriels solicitude was a standing joke with them. The Dead , by James Joyce …
7standing joke — noun something regularly causing amusement or provoking ridicule …
8ˌstanding ˈjoke — noun [C] something that happens regularly that a particular group of people find funny …
9joke — 1 noun (C) 1 STH FUNNY something that you say or do to make people laugh, especially a funny story or trick: Do you know any good jokes? | Don t get mad it was only a joke! | crack/make a joke (=say something funny) | tell a joke (=tell a short… …
10standing — stand|ing1 [ˈstændıŋ] adj [only before noun] 1.) permanently agreed or arranged ▪ You have to pay standing charges whether or not you use the service. standing invitation (=permission to visit someone whenever you like) a standing army (=a… …
