Usually means: Joke eliciting groans, not laughs.
Definitions Related words Mentions History
We found 15 dictionaries that define the word groaner:

General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. groaner: Merriam-Webster
  2. groaner: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. groaner: Collins English Dictionary
  4. groaner: Vocabulary.com
  5. groaner: Wordnik
  6. groaner: Wiktionary
  7. groaner: Dictionary.com
  8. groaner: Rhymezone
  9. groaner: FreeDictionary.org
  10. groaner: Mnemonic Dictionary
  11. groaner: TheFreeDictionary.com

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. groaner: Idioms

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. groaner: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. groaner, the groaner: Urban Dictionary

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)

(Note: See groaners as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (groaner)

noun:  One who groans or complains
noun:  (informal) A work of extremely low quality, so bad as to inspire groaning
noun:  (informal) A particularly egregious joke, especially a pun.
noun:  (nautical, slang) A whistling buoy.

Similar:

Types:

Words similar to groaner

Usage examples for groaner

Idioms related to groaner

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Popular adjectives describing groaner

Words that often appear near groaner

Rhymes of groaner

Invented words related to groaner

Similar:

Types:



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.





Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux