groanworthy

English

Etymology

From groan +‎ -worthy.

Adjective

groanworthy (comparative more groanworthy, superlative most groanworthy)

1. Likely to induce groans (as of a poor joke).
   • 2007 June 24, Kelefa Sanneh, “It Takes a Tough Man to Tell a Bad Joke”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     These groanworthy hits are hardly unprecedented.