sick joke

sick joke An anecdote intended to be humorous but actually in very bad taste, as in His stories turn out to be sick jokes about people who are handicapped in some way. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]

The noun sick joke has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a joke in bad taste





所謂"sick joke"是表示"品味差的笑話" 不是病態:

《獨立報》的標題是“醫生、醫生”，“你如何證明調高薪金10%是恰當的，一年前你才得到22%的工資增長？這是不是一個病態的玩笑(sick joke)？”