How is Dad Joke used in a sentence?

As a family might say it: "He hit us with a Dad Joke so bad the whole table groaned." The LexZicon keeps one line like this for every term, so the word is read the way it lands at home and not only as a definition. Hearing it in a sentence is usually what tells a brand whether the word fits inside family life.

Why is Dad Joke in the LexZicon?

Because families use it. The LexZicon is Famdom's dictionary of family language: the words children, parents and grandparents actually say, decoded so a brand can follow what a household means. Dad Joke is one of the hundred terms of the 2026 wordlist, each with a definition and a sentence, and every entry links on to the next term and to the A to Z.

Dad Joke

Decoded

/dad johk/

The definition

A pun or groan-worthy joke delivered by a parent with complete confidence, regardless of the audience's reaction.

The entry

In a sentence: "He hit us with a Dad Joke so bad the whole table groaned."
Not to be confused with: Delulu Demure Drip
Origin: Decoded by Famdom from the words families used in 2026, for the LexZicon wordlist.

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Questions about this piece

What does Dad Joke mean?: In the LexZicon, Dad Joke is A pun or groan-worthy joke delivered by a parent with complete confidence, regardless of the audience's reaction. Pronounced /dad johk/, it sits under D in Famdom's dictionary of the words families use.
How is Dad Joke used in a sentence?: As a family might say it: "He hit us with a Dad Joke so bad the whole table groaned." The LexZicon keeps one line like this for every term, so the word is read the way it lands at home and not only as a definition. Hearing it in a sentence is usually what tells a brand whether the word fits inside family life.
Why is Dad Joke in the LexZicon?: Because families use it. The LexZicon is Famdom's dictionary of family language: the words children, parents and grandparents actually say, decoded so a brand can follow what a household means. Dad Joke is one of the hundred terms of the 2026 wordlist, each with a definition and a sentence, and every entry links on to the next term and to the A to Z.