joke
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also Joke
Contents |
[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
from Latin iocus
[edit] Pronunciation
-
Audio (US) (file)
- Rhymes: -əʊk
[edit] Noun
joke (plural jokes)
- An amusing story.
- Something said or done for amusement.
- It was a joke!
- (figuratively) A worthless thing or person.
- Your effort at cleaning your room is a joke.
- The president was a joke.
[edit] Usage notes
- Adjectives often applied to "joke": old, bad, inside, poor, silly, funny, lame, hilarious, stupid, offensive.
[edit] Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:joke
[edit] Derived terms
terms derived from joke (noun)
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Coordinate terms
[edit] Translations
amusing story
|
|
something said or done for amusement
|
|
worthless thing or person
[edit] Verb
joke (third-person singular simple present jokes, present participle joking, simple past and past participle joked)
- (intransitive) To do or say something for humourous amusement rather than seriously.
- I didn’t mean what I said — I was only joking.
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Translations
do for humourous amusement
|
|