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