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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 51Թ Forms
- ǰl adjective
- ǰiԲ· adverb
- -ǰiԲ adjective
- half-ǰiԲ· adverb
- ܲ·ǰiԲ adjective
- un·ǰiԲ· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of joke1
51Թ 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
After being appointed, Rubasingham joked she spent "six to eight months doggedly pursuing Stormzy and his team", and he came on board after visiting the building.
He claimed during the trial that had been a "joke" and any money received had been money from his now late father – who "kept a box of £20 notes in his wardrobe".
On several occasions in just over three months, Trump has said he isn’t joking about exploring ways to run for a third term, or to otherwise remain in power.
“Somebody said, almost as a joke, ‘What if we put the Closet in a truck?’
“I know we always joked with each other, but seriously you better save me a seat next to you in our special place Hell together!,”
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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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