rubber eared
n.— «It’s helluva difficult tae try an type wi a Scottish accent, so any choobish flames wull just be rubber-eared.» —“Translators” by Ewan Benson Usenet: eunet.jokes Nov. 28, 1990. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
red dress n.— «“the Gilligan cut”: When you cut directly from a character declaring there’s no way he’s going to do something, to him doing it, for comedic effect. Also called “the flip joke,” but I’ve heard this usage, and it’s more interesting...
Bono n.— «“a Bono”: a place in the script that, no matter what joke you put there, it fails. Sonny Bono once opened a restaraunt up near the studios, called, of course, “Bono’s.” It failed, quickly. That’s unremarkable. But then, every restaraunt...
Nokamura n.— «“A Nokamura”: When a large number of jokes are all predicated on a single, earlier joke. This can entail great risk. Based on a Cheers episode. A day-player was named “Nokamura.” A vast chunk of the second act’s jokes were based on...
flip joke n.— «“the Gilligan cut”: When you cut directly from a character declaring there’s no way he’s going to do something, to him doing it, for comedic effect. Also called “the flip joke,” but I’ve heard this usage, and it’s more interesting...
gilding the matzah
n.— «“Gilding the Matzah”: Over-writing a joke, so it’s no longer funny.» —“Writing: Jargon Preservation” by John Rogers Kung Fu Monkey Apr. 15, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)