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55 Hilarious "What Do You Call" Jokes You'll Want to Tell Again and Again

What do you call these hysterical "what do you call" jokes? So bad they're good.

When it comes to jokes, there are a few tried and true formats: there are knock-knock jokes, question-and-answer jokes, one-liners, and anecdotal jokes. But perhaps simplest of all, there are "what do you call" jokes. These types of jokes are extremely easy to tell, and usually involve everyone's other favorite type of joke: puns. Like a riddle joke you just have to solve, these silly question and answers are a clever way to show your wit and get people laughing.

To get the ball rolling, we'll tell you a few "what do you call" jokes right off the bat. For example: What do you call a magician on a plane? A flying sorcerer. Or, what do you call a bee that's having a bad hair day? A frisbee.

OK, you get the idea. To help you tell even more amazing "what do you call" jokes, we've rounded up the best of the best.

Funny "what do you call" jokes we bet you haven't heard before.

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  1. What do you call an acid with an attitude? A mean-o-acid!
  2. What do you call a priest who becomes a lawyer? A father-in-law!
  3. What do you call birds that stick together? Vel-crows!
  4. What do you call a bagel that can fly? A plain bagel!
  5. What do you call a snobby criminal walking down the steps? A condescending con descending!
  6. What do you call an illegally parked frog? Toad!
  7. What do you call twin dinosaurs? A pair-odactyls!
  8. What do you call a pile of cats? A meow-ntain!
  9. What do you call a row of rabbits hopping away? A receding hare line!
  10. What do you call the wife of a hippie? A Mississippi!
  11. What do you call a monkey that loves Doritos? A chipmonk!
  12. What do you call a mac 'n' cheese that gets all up in your face? Too close for comfort food!
  13. What do you call a cow in an earthquake? A milkshake!
  14. What do you call a cold dog? A chili dog!
  15. What do you call a sad cup of coffee? A depresso!
  16. What do you call a dinosaur with an extensive vocabulary? A thesaurus!
  17. What do you call a dog magician? A labracadabrador!
  18. What do you call a magic owl? Whooo-dini!
  19. What do you call a cow with two legs? Lean beef!
  20. What do you call blueberries playing the guitar? A jam session!
  21. What do you call a joke you make in the shower? A clean joke!
  22. What do you call an elephant that doesn't matter? An irrelephant!
  23. What do you call a pony with a cough? A little horse!
  24. What do you call a farm that makes bad jokes? Corny!
  25. What do you call a deer that costs a dollar? A buck!
  26. What do you call a fake noodle? Impasta!
  27. What do you call a cat on the rocks? One cool cat!
  28. What do you call the fear of being trapped in a chimney? Claus-traphobia!
  29. What do you call two birds in love? Tweethearts!

The best "what do you call" jokes you can't help but laugh at.

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  1. What do you call it when one cow spies on another?A steak out!
  2. What do you call a computer that sings? A-Dell!
  3. What do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummy bear!
  4. What do you call a man with a rubber toe? Roberto!
  5. What do you call it when a cat wins a dog show? A cat-has-trophy!
  6. What do you call a smelly Santa? Farter Christmas!
  7. What do you call a cat that likes to eat beans? Puss 'n' Toots!
  8. What do you call a clown who's in jail? A silicon!
  9. What do you call a deer with no eyes? No eye deer!!
  10. What do you call a three-footed aardvark? A yardvark!
  11. What do you call a dancing lamb? A baaaaaa-llerina!
  12. What do you call a meditating wolf? Aware wolf!
  13. What do you call a witch who lives at the beach? A sand-witch!
  14. What do you call an avocado that's been blessed by the pope? Holy Guacamole!
  15. What do you call a tiny mother? A minimum!'
  16. What do you call a person who doesn't fart in public? A private tutor!
  17. What do you call someone wearing a belt with a watch on it? A waist of time!
  18. What do you call a seagull that flies over the bay? A bagel!
  19. What do you call a fat pumpkin? A pumpkin!
  20. What do you call a factory that sells OK products? A satisfactory!
  21. What do you call a cheese that doesn't belong to you? Nacho cheese!
  22. What do you call a sleeping wolf? An unawarewolf!
  23. What do you call a bear that never wants to grow up? Peter Panda!
  24. What do you call a Jedi with one arm? Hand Solo!
  25. What do you call a sad cheese? A Blue cheese!
  26. What do you call an argument between two electric companies? A power struggle!

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