no joking matter

noun

: a serious matter

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In baseball, curses are no joking matter, and the Curse of the FTD Burger might now have befallen the team. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 To many, this is no joking matter. — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026 Supporters of the law say school threats are no joking matter and all of them must be taken seriously. — Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 Supporters of Tennessee’s law say school threats are no joking matter and all of them must be taken seriously. — Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Apr. 2025 Despite its wise-cracking titular heroine, Buffy the Vampire Slayer is no joking matter — not to Sarah Michelle Gellar. — Bailey Richards, People.com, 16 Feb. 2025

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“No joking matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20joking%20matter. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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