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La freddura
From freddo, cold. Sparare una freddura means to fire off a corny joke. Almost always used with mild contempt.
Examples in context
Ha sparato una freddura e nessuno ha riso.
He fired off a corny joke and nobody laughed.
Le sue freddure fanno più pena che ridere.
His corny jokes are more painful than funny.
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