butt of a joke



butt of a joke

the reason for or aim of a joke, especially when it is a person. Poor Fred was the butt of every joke told that evening.
See also: butt, joke, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GisÈLezhee-ZELFrench
RonnyRAH-neeEnglish
Joy[dʒɔi]
Bartholomaios-Biblical Greek
Balakrishna-Indian, Telugu, Kannada
SilkeZIL-kə (German)German, Dutch