standing joke

Example Sentences

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“Comstockery is the world’s standing joke at the expense of the United States,” Shaw commented.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2023

A standing joke was that if Washington’s statue could talk, the great man would say, “Here is my sword; my clothes are at the Patent Office.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 22, 2023

"It's kind of a standing joke at the test centre where we say 'oh, that's £30 for the lesson and 45 for the consultation'," she said.

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2023

Our standing joke is that media criticism is like asbestos abatement: it’s dangerous, tends to get all over you and should be left to the experts.

From Fox News • Jan. 13, 2020

My grandfather and I had a standing joke.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath