les plaisanteries les plus courtes sont les meilleures

French

Etymology

Literally, "the shortest jokes are the best" or, in other words, "the best jokes are the shortest".

Alternative spellings

les plus courtes sont les meilleures (ellipsis)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /le plɛ.zɑ̃.tʁi le ply kuʁ.t(ə) sɔ̃ le mɛ.jœʁ/

Proverb

les plaisanteries les plus courtes sont les meilleures

your joke was funny at first, but it's getting old; that's enough, you're starting to flog a dead horse now

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