Almost funny?

[vakkotaur]

I just made (and quickly corrected) a typo that might be useful as a word. When someone attempts to make a joke and while it's not complete crud, it's still only semi-amusing and not really laugh-worthy and they might even feel a need to ask if you got it because you didn't react? That's a subjest.

"Didn't you catch that?"
"Yes, I did."
"And?"
"And it was only a subjest."

Comments

[catwoman69y2k.livejournal.com]

I was just told a subjestive joke yesterday.

Kat

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Sounds to me as if a subjest is a substandard joke. So does making one mean you are a subjester? Or is that only an understudy to a master jester?

[jcw-da-dmg.livejournal.com]

I would think that would be an APPRENTICE jester. Or perhaps jest-about-a-jester.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Apprentice if jesters have a guild or a union... I dunno.

If they do, I'll have to ad-jest my definition.

[kinkyturtle.livejournal.com]

Or, in older usage, a jestaster.