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Jackson6612 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

In a group of some friends one is always complaining that "I'm feeling tired"

Hi

In a group of some friends one is always complaining that "I'm feeling tired" to such degree that it has become a joke between those friends that each time one of them wants to jocularly tease others he would say "I'm feeling tired". What would this phrase "I'm feeling tired" called? Joke phrase? Thank you for the help.

Best wishes

Jackson
  

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Hi, Unkind terms - The speaker is being sarcastic. The speaker is mocking the tired person. Kind term - The speaker is kidding.

— Clive

  • Hi, Unkind terms - The speaker is being sarcastic.
  • The speaker is mocking the tired person.
  • Kind term - The speaker is kidding.
  • Clive
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Hi,

Unkind terms - The speaker is being sarcastic. The speaker is mocking the tired person.

Kind term - The speaker is kidding.

Clive
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It's called an inside joke.
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I was going to say it's an "in-joke" (which amounts to the same thing).

http://www.learnersdictionary.com/search/in-joke

CJ
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Thank you, everyone.

"inside joke" or "in-joke" was the phrase I was looking for.

Best wishes

Jackson
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