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PCD
Since: May, 2021
22nd Sep, 2023 05:06:57 PM
In real life, it's a joke based on wordplay.
See Outside Joke when someone gives an answer that ruins the joke.
See So Unfunny, It's Funny for a bad joke.
See Rule of Funny for comic situations.
Edited by PCD "You want weapons?! We're in a Library! BOOKS! The best weapons in the universe!" — The Doctor
Funny Definition Film
What is the name for this trope, where a funny definition is given?
Dr. Lawrence Bradford: What is a cocktail dress?
Paula Bradford: Something to spill cocktails on.