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groaner
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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

Rhymes with GROANER

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

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