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joke
[ johk ]
noun
- something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act:
He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
Synonyms: , , , , , , ,
- something that is amusing or ridiculous, especially because of being ludicrously inadequate or a sham; a thing, situation, or person laughed at rather than taken seriously; farce:
Their pretense of generosity is a joke. An officer with no ability to command is a joke.
- a matter that need not be taken very seriously; trifling matter:
The loss was no joke.
- something that does not present the expected challenge; something very easy:
The test was a joke for the whole class.
verb (used without object)
- to speak or act in a playful or merry way:
He was always joking with us.
- to say something in fun or teasing rather than in earnest; be facetious:
He didn't really mean it, he was only joking.
verb (used with object)
- to subject to jokes; make fun of; tease.
- to obtain by joking:
The comedian joked coins from the audience.
joke
/ əʊ /
noun
- a humorous anecdote
- something that is said or done for fun; prank
- a ridiculous or humorous circumstance
- a person or thing inspiring ridicule or amusement; butt
- a matter to be joked about or ignored
- joking apartseriously: said to recall a discussion to seriousness after there has been joking
- no jokesomething very serious
verb
- intr to tell jokes
- intr to speak or act facetiously or in fun
- to make fun of (someone); tease; kid
Derived Forms
- ˈǰ쾱Բ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ǰl adjective
- ǰiԲ· adverb
- -ǰiԲ adjective
- half-ǰiԲ· adverb
- ܲ·ǰiԲ adjective
- un·ǰiԲ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of joke1
Word History and Origins
Origin of joke1
Idioms and Phrases
see crack a joke ; dirty joke ; no joke ; sick joke ; standing joke ; take a joke .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"I'm switching letters!" she told Beard, joking that she was moving from the L to the Q in LGBTQ.
He admitted that some of the inappropriate jokes were "probably true", saying: "Some of what's been said sounds like the sort of comments I'd have made."
I joked that my spices were in my attitude.
Bob Gurr has often joked that if it’s at Disneyland and it moves, he likely had a hand in its design.
The best running joke tracks Chris’ attempts to get a girlfriend.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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