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Der Kalauer
Der Kalauer is a cheap, obvious pun that makes people groan rather than laugh. It is nearly always used with a negative adjective like flach or billig. English has no exact word, groaner is the closest.
Examples in context
Bitte nicht schon wieder so ein flacher Kalauer.
Please not another one of those flat puns.
Sein Vortrag bestand hauptsächlich aus Kalauern.
His talk consisted mainly of corny puns.
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