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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a joke of a" is correct and can be used in written English.
It means something is so absurd, foolish, or ridiculous that it is almost funny. Example sentence: The new government policy was a joke of a plan; it had no chance of being successful.
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"He's a joke of a candidate, a fringe character".
Thames Town, though, is a joke of a different nature.
My only hope is on deportation, because this is a joke of a trial.
Compared with true friendship or patriotism or maternal love, romance is a joke of a feeling.
On one side, there was a Gospel Hall with a joke of a steeple, on the other a gas station.
The liquid was stewed and sere, brittle and unlovely - in short, a joke of a wine, outrageously priced.
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Students were encouraged to max out credit cards to attend, but were offered only a joke of an education in return.
"ASIC mining has gone from being a joke of an industry to a highly competitive meatgrinder.
It's a joke, of course, but a telling one.
Yoking erupted spontaneously, a joke of fear, a piece of kidding.
A joke, of course.
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