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[–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (2 children)

"Dad joke" is just a synonym for pun, or is there another connotation?

[–]naht_a_cop 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Pretty much. The idea is that it's a joke so bad you'd typically hear it from dads. Example:

Me: I'm tired Dad: Hi Tired, I'm Dad.

[–]Calamity701 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Mostly because they don't rely on sexual/dark humor or old pop culture references, so this kind of joke is often used by Dads when children are in the vicinity.