I came across this term when doing a trivia “game” on medical terms. I got a kick out of it. It’s obviously of German origin, and I enjoy a lot of the original meaning contained in foreign words, though they unfortunately lose a lot in translation. I’m not up on my German any more to offer any insight on this one, but it literally translates to “joke seeking”.
Definition (from the trivia game): A mental condition characterized by the making of poor jokes and puns.
Definition (from Dictionary.com): excessive facetiousness and inappropriate or pointless humor especially when considered as part of an abnormal condition.
There’s also a decent little entry on Wikipedia, which confirms what I found in my quick review of the medical literature when I did a search for that term.
That was a fun, mindless diversion, even though it was still medically related.
Dr. CJ Fitness 