"groaner" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɡɹəʊnə(ɹ)/ Forms: groaners [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English groner, gronar, equivalent to groan + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|groner}} Middle English groner, {{m|enm|gronar}} gronar, {{suffix|en|groan|er}} groan + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} groaner (plural groaners)
  1. One who groans or complains
    Sense id: en-groaner-en-noun-GWh7xC1z
  2. (informal) A work of extremely low quality, so bad as to inspire groaning Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-groaner-en-noun-xHzb-cRB
  3. (informal) A particularly egregious joke, especially a pun. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-groaner-en-noun-AhyYFdDF
  4. (nautical, slang) A whistling buoy. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-groaner-en-noun-O1rBouKZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 17 2 62 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 18 23 6 53 Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: groanworthy

Inflected forms

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