Some dads are passionate about classic cars and fishing trips. Others enjoy hiking and tackling DIY projects. But no matter how different they may be, dads seem to share one common trait: their unstoppable urge to crack the cheesiest jokes.And even though we might roll our eyes at their puns and groan at their one-liners, deep down, we secretly love them. Luckily, the popular Facebook group‘Dad Jokes Daily’features plenty of these awkwardly hilarious quips, and we’ve picked out some of their bestdad jokesto share with you. Scroll down to check them out and upvote your favorites!This post may includeaffiliate links.
Some dads are passionate about classic cars and fishing trips. Others enjoy hiking and tackling DIY projects. But no matter how different they may be, dads seem to share one common trait: their unstoppable urge to crack the cheesiest jokes.
And even though we might roll our eyes at their puns and groan at their one-liners, deep down, we secretly love them. Luckily, the popular Facebook group‘Dad Jokes Daily’features plenty of these awkwardly hilarious quips, and we’ve picked out some of their bestdad jokesto share with you. Scroll down to check them out and upvote your favorites!
This post may includeaffiliate links.
For many of us, childhood meant being exposed to a steady stream of classic dad jokes. However, the term itself wasn’t officially recognized in dictionariesuntil 2014. Though itappeared on X(formerly Twitter) in 2007, and British publishersbegan releasingjoke compilation books under this theme in 2013.The earliest mention of dad jokes is credited to a1987 editorialin the Gettysburg Times. Writer Jim Kalbaugh praised fathers for telling embarrassing jokes to their children—or, even better, to others in front of their children. Kalbaugh argued that this practice was “one of the great traditions of fatherhood worth preserving.”
For many of us, childhood meant being exposed to a steady stream of classic dad jokes. However, the term itself wasn’t officially recognized in dictionariesuntil 2014. Though itappeared on X(formerly Twitter) in 2007, and British publishersbegan releasingjoke compilation books under this theme in 2013.
The earliest mention of dad jokes is credited to a1987 editorialin the Gettysburg Times. Writer Jim Kalbaugh praised fathers for telling embarrassing jokes to their children—or, even better, to others in front of their children. Kalbaugh argued that this practice was “one of the great traditions of fatherhood worth preserving.”
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Dad jokes seem to have universal appeal across cultures,notesMarc Hye-Knudsen, a humor researcher and lab manager at Aarhus University. For example, inJapan, they have a concept calledoyaji gyagu, which can be translated to ‘old men’s gags’ or ‘middle-aged men’s gags’. InDanish culture, they’ve adopted the modern term ‘dad jokes’. But in the past, they referred to it asonkel humor(‘uncle humor’) andmorfar vittigheder(‘grandfather jokes’).
So why are dads across generations and countries so invested in this corny kind of humor? Comedy critic and dad Jason Zinoman has an explanation. “The demise of a dad’s sense of humor begins in early parenthood while workshopping jokes in front of babies, tiny philistines who think peekaboo is a hilarious bit of misdirection,” hewrites.When kids grow into toddlers, they fixate on trivial things, making it easy to amuse them with silly remarks. “Like so many lazy comics, we parents pander. If jokes work, they stay in the set. Gradually, we become hooked on cheap laughs.”As children become older, dads are reluctant to let go of the jokes they’ve come to love. “When their humor matures, they mock ours and, in their search for a critical language to express their contempt, the dad joke was born.”
So why are dads across generations and countries so invested in this corny kind of humor? Comedy critic and dad Jason Zinoman has an explanation. “The demise of a dad’s sense of humor begins in early parenthood while workshopping jokes in front of babies, tiny philistines who think peekaboo is a hilarious bit of misdirection,” hewrites.
When kids grow into toddlers, they fixate on trivial things, making it easy to amuse them with silly remarks. “Like so many lazy comics, we parents pander. If jokes work, they stay in the set. Gradually, we become hooked on cheap laughs.”
As children become older, dads are reluctant to let go of the jokes they’ve come to love. “When their humor matures, they mock ours and, in their search for a critical language to express their contempt, the dad joke was born.”
“Believing wholeheartedly in something lame is very funny,”agreesChristian Smith, a comedian from Toronto and a father to a two-year-old. “The lamer the better and the more you do it with a mischievous grin, the more you’ll get away with it.”He likes to tease hiswifewith this one: “Do you have a raisin?” he asks, knowing she’ll inevitably respond with a no. “Well, how about a date?”
“Believing wholeheartedly in something lame is very funny,”agreesChristian Smith, a comedian from Toronto and a father to a two-year-old. “The lamer the better and the more you do it with a mischievous grin, the more you’ll get away with it.”
He likes to tease hiswifewith this one: “Do you have a raisin?” he asks, knowing she’ll inevitably respond with a no. “Well, how about a date?”
In a world where many jokes aim to offend or belittle, dad jokes do the opposite—they’re harmless and bring people together. Another Canadian comedian Dylan Gott, who has a three-year-old son and is expecting another child this month,shares, “The key to a good dad joke is uniting the rest of your family against you.” This is especially helpful if others are feeling anxious. “You come in and say something that makes everyone forget about the tense situation.”
Hye-Knudsen points out that dad jokes resemble the rough-and-tumble play that fathers instinctively use to engage their children—a trait observed across multiple species, including primates. This makes dad jokes a natural outcome of a behavior that has existed for millions of years.
“So to all the dads out there who love telling dad jokes to your kids: don’t let their groans, their eye-rolls, or their palpable irritation stop you,” encourages Hye-Knudsen. “You’re partaking in a long and proud tradition, and your embarrassingly awful jokes may even do them some good. Keep repeating the same old stale puns, year-in and year-out”.Hopefully, you’re now inspired to continue the legacy of making dad jokes and have found some inspiration from these posts for your next one. Remember, the cheesier the better!
“So to all the dads out there who love telling dad jokes to your kids: don’t let their groans, their eye-rolls, or their palpable irritation stop you,” encourages Hye-Knudsen. “You’re partaking in a long and proud tradition, and your embarrassingly awful jokes may even do them some good. Keep repeating the same old stale puns, year-in and year-out”.
Hopefully, you’re now inspired to continue the legacy of making dad jokes and have found some inspiration from these posts for your next one. Remember, the cheesier the better!
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