groaner

groan·er

noun \ˈgrō-nər\

Definition of GROANER

1

: one that groans

2

: a stale or corny joke, observation, or story

Examples of GROANER

1. <the play's dialogue featured all of the groaners that seem to be de rigueur for any dysfunctional-family drama>

First Known Use of GROANER

1795

Related to GROANER

Synonyms: banality, bromide, chestnut, cliché (also cliche), commonplace, homily, platitude, shibboleth, trope, truism

Related Words: conventional wisdom, party line, routine; inanity; generality, generalization, simplification; adage, proverb, saw, saying; old wives' tale, stereotype

Near Antonyms: profundity

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Rhymes with GROANER

boner, cloner, donor, droner, honer, loaner, loner, moaner, owner, stoner, toner, zoner