 | English | German  |  |
 | dirty {adj} [also fig.: joke, dealings, etc.] | 2424 schmutzig [auch fig.: Witz, Geschäfte etc.] |  |
 | delightful {adj} [story, joke, surprise, etc.] | 786 köstlich [Geschichte, Witz, Überraschung etc.] |  |
 | stale {adj} [bread; joke] | 669 alt [Brot; Witz] |  |
 | poor {adj} [joke, remark] | 335 billig [pej.] [Witz, Bemerkung] |  |
 | hoary {adj} [joke etc.] | 207 verbraucht [fig.] [Witz usw.] |  |
 | risqué {adj} [story, joke] | 170 pikant [Geschichte, Witz] |  |
 | saucy {adj} [coll.] | 159 anzüglich [Bemerkung, Witz] |  |
 | scabrous {adj} | 81 schlüpfrig [fig.] [Witz etc.] |  |
 | risque {adj} | 79 schlüpfrig [Bemerkung, Witz etc.] |  |
 | juicy {adj} [coll.] [fig.] | 77 pikant [Geschichte, Witz] |  |
 | saucy {adj} | 76 schlüpfrig [Bemerkung, Witz] |  |
 | tasteless {adj} | 74 abgeschmackt [Witz] |  |
 | trenchant {adj} [criticism, wit] | 51 scharf [Kritik, Witz] |  |
 | risqué {adj} | 50 schlüpfrig [fig.] [Witz etc.] |  |
 | sick {adj} [joke] | 38 makaber [Witz] |  |
 | clean {adj} [joke] | 31 jugendfrei [z. B. Witz] |  |
 | blue {adj} [joke] | 31 schlüpfrig [fig.] [Witz etc.] |  |
 | clean {adj} [joke] | 10 stubenrein [hum.] [Witz etc.] |  |
 | off-colour {adj} [Br.] [indecent] | schlüpfrig [fig.] [Witz etc.] |  |
| Verbs |
 | to fall flat [joke] | verpuffen [Witz] |  |
| Nouns |
 | wit | 535 Geist {m} [Verstand, Witz] |  |
 | joke | 95 Spaß {m} [Scherz, Witz] |  |
 | crack [coll.] [joke, typically a critical or unkind one] | 55 Witz {m} [bes. gemeiner Witz] |  |
 | esprit | 29 Geist {m} [Witz, Esprit] |  |
 | joke | 27 Spass {m} [österr.] [schweiz.] [Scherz, Witz] |  |
 | dirty joke | Ferkelei {f} [Witz] [ugs.] |  |
 | old chestnut [coll.] | Kalauer {m} [alter Witz] |  |
 | corny joke | Kalauer {m} [dummer Witz] |  |
 | dirty joke | Saukram {m} [ugs.] [pej.] [dreckiger Witz] |  |
 | dirty joke | Schweinigelei {f} [ugs.] [schmutziger Witz] |  |
| 2 Words: Others |
 | sth. has been done to death [phrase, joke, etc.] | etw. ist abgedroschen [ugs.] [Wendung, Witz etc.] |  |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
 | to be full of sth. [mistakes, wit etc.] | voller etw. stecken [Fehler, Witz etc.] |  |
| 3 Words: Others |
 | idiom That's a good one! [joke] | Der ist gut. [Das ist ein guter Witz.] |  |
| 3 Words: Verbs |
 | comm. to have sth. in store [also fig.] | etw.Akk. auf Lager haben [ugs. auch fig. Redewendung: z. B. einen Witz] |  |
 | to present sth. to others [e.g. a joke, poem, song] | etw.Akk. zum Besten geben [geh.] [Redewendung] [z. B. einen Witz, ein Gedicht, ein Lied] |  |
 | to be near the knuckle [Br.] [coll.] [idiom] | ziemlich gewagt sein [z. B. Witz] |  |
 | idiom to be a killer [coll.] [joke] | zum Totlachen sein [ugs.] [Witz] |  |
| 4 Words: Verbs |
 | to share a joke [usually only of a greater community where a joke is told repeatedly in different groups] | sichDat. einen Witz erzählen [meist nur von einer größeren Gemeinschaft, in der ein Witz mehrfach in unterschiedlichen Gruppen erzählt wird] |  |