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Meanings of bad joke in English

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Usage of bad joke in English
1
Helene pretended it was the farm-boy who had perpetrated the bad joke.
She Stands Accused
2
For me, the irony of this situation was inescapable, a bad joke.
A place of my own: the architecture of daydreams
3
She looked at him as if he had made a bad joke.
The Rains Came
4
Perhaps it was a bad joke and was carried too far.
The Shuttle
5
Some people thought it was a bad joke, and others reacted with anger.
Blind willow, sleeping woman
6
Should the politician be allowed to have her bad joke erased?
The Guardian
7
He had convinced himself that it was someone's idea of a bad joke.
A necessary evil
8
The Marine looked at her, sure that she was making some bad joke.
The Hyperion Cantos
9
Down at peon level, the pursuit of happiness sounds like a bad joke.
The Guardian
10
It was like being put in the middle of a really bad joke.
The Irish Times
11
It sounds like a bad joke! She brushed away fresh tears.
Running with the Demon
12
It was like an electric chair with floral print cushions, a bad joke.
Heart-shaped box
13
A mummy in a flowered print dress fell out like someone's bad joke.
The stand
14
You couldn't take orders from a deaf-mute; it was like a bad joke.
The stand
15
It was like a bad joke with a stupid punch line.
The Good Girls
16
I thought it was a bad joke. She made no move to approach him.
Crossings
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common