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Discover Ludwig"lousy joke" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English
It is used to describe a joke that is bad, unfunny, or poorly executed. Example: "The comedian's routine was full of lousy jokes that fell flat with the audience."
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It was a lousy joke.
The problem with the original column was not the difference "between a good joke and a lousy joke" as Mr Preston argues.
Over the past decade, it has become a rebuke to the age-old idea that London food, and British habits of eating, are a lousy joke.
"The fact of the matter is that this rumour originated as a lousy joke started by a Nintendo-only magazine in the UK early on in the 16-bit console generation (think MegaDrive/Super Nintendo)." Not so, says Kieron.
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We all gathered around her bed and ate Chinese food and told stories and lousy jokes.
He looked so unhappy to be there as the prop for Conley's lousy jokes.
I was a New York City fireman, they are known as the bravest, and I have to have courage to get on stage with my lousy jokes".
Even if we tell lousy jokes.
What a lousy trick.
At the end, the writer tells an anecdote about Bobby beating up a man who told lousy Polish jokes, which offended him because he's Polish.
Evan Fanning of the Sunday Independent wrote "Yes, The Simpsons came to Ireland and all we got was some lousy rehashed jokes and a feeling that the whole thing was a bit of a waste of time".
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