German: über ihre Sparwitze lachenEnglish translation: have a cheap laugh 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | German term or phrase: | über einen Sparwitz lachen | | English translation: | have a cheap laugh | | Entered by: | Michele Fauble |
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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | | German term or phrase: über ihre Sparwitze lachen | | I understand this, but I would like suggestions on how best to phrase it in English. |
| | Clarification request(s) and responseSusanne Rindlisbacher: 9:15pm Jul 6, 2006: Gibt es einen ganzen Satz dazu? "Sich lachen" klingt nicht deutsch.
Michele Fauble: 9:19pm Jul 6, 2006: Satz - Lacht ihr nur über eure Sparwitze.
Michele Fauble: 9:27pm Jul 6, 2006: Lachen über - ... lachen , not 'sich ... lachen'
Michele Fauble: 9:53pm Jul 6, 2006: Cheap joke? - Am I wrong then in interpreting 'Sparwitze' as jokes understood only to those making the jokes?
Michele Fauble: 9:54pm Jul 6, 2006: by those making the jokes -
Michele Fauble: 10:45pm Jul 6, 2006: Thanks - I guess I was wrong about a 'Sparwitz' being a joke the joke-makers were 'saving' for their own amusement. I'll grade after the recommended 24 hours.
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| | have a cheap laugh | Explanation:
or "get a cheap laugh."
"Go ahead and have your cheap laughs." |
| Selected response from:
 Darin Fitzpatrick
United States
| Note from asker to answererThanks. This phrasing works best.
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| sich über ihre Sparwitze lachen have a cheap laugh
Explanation:
or "get a cheap laugh."
"Go ahead and have your cheap laughs."
| | Note from asker to answerer| Thanks. This phrasing works best. |
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| sich über ihre Sparwitze lachen laugh about your jokes that just aren't funny
Explanation:
I feel "Sparwitz" is a sort of "poor man's joke", or perhaps a "joke that can't afford a punch line".
Unless your context (what context????) tells you that it is a spiteful joke that gets a cheap laugh out of somebody's misfortune or personal characteristics. (If this is the meaning, then I would support the answers that suggested "cheap joke")
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| Lacht ihr nur über eure Sparwitze. You're just cracking yourselves up, aren't you? / You guys are easily amused.
Explanation:
The basic meaning of Sparwitz (lame joke) has already been explained. Depending on the context, you might go for a more liberal translation here.
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