light bulb joke in English

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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
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          "word": "lampunvaihtovitsi"
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "type of joke",
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          "word": "Glühbirnenwitz"
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        "lightbulb joke"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "lampunvaihtovitsi"
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      "word": "Glühbirnenwitz"
    }
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  "word": "light bulb joke"
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"light bulb joke" meaning in English

Noun

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