/chis-to-RE-ta/
A bad joke, a lame attempt at humor that produces more secondhand embarrassment than laughter. The person who tells chistorretas thinks they're hilarious and nobody dares tell them otherwise.
Example
"He told a chistorreta nobody understood and he laughed alone."
"Stop telling bad jokes and be serious."
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/chis-to-RE-ta/
A bad joke, a lame attempt at humor that produces more secondhand embarrassment than laughter. The person who tells chistorretas thinks they're hilarious and nobody dares tell them otherwise.
Example
"He told a chistorreta nobody understood and he laughed alone."
"Stop telling bad jokes and be serious."
Word family
Regional synonyms: