What does "I hardly know her " means as a joke?

[maldroid]

If I understand it correctly, it means that you do it too often and sarcastically you say that you dont know it. Is it correct?

[dallas]

The phrase "I hardly know her" is actually a classic example of a specific type of pun joke, often called the "I hardly know her" punchline. It's used after someone says a word that ends in a sound similar to "-er," and the joke is to pretend like that word is a person's name. For example, if someone mentions "plumber," the joke would be to say "Plumber? I hardly know her!"

So, it's not about doing something too often or not knowing it; it's more about playing with the sounds of words in a funny way!

[Anonymous]

"I hardly know her" is a classic punchline often used as a playful response or as a humorous way to redirect the conversation. It implies that the speaker doesn't know the person being mentioned well enough to make any meaningful comment or joke about them.

[normalice]

It's usually a pun where someone says something like "sector" and then they respond "sect her? I hardly know her."

[ProbablyClueless]

It's an old-school sexual innuendo joke punchline.

[laly520]

its an old punchline