joke
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See also Joke
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
from Latin iocus
Pronunciation [edit]
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- Rhymes: -əʊk
Noun [edit]
joke (plural jokes)
- An amusing story.
- Gay
- Or witty joke our airy senses moves / To pleasant laughter.
- Gay
- Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.
- It was a joke!
- Alexander Pope
- Enclose whole downs in walls, 'tis all a joke.
- (figuratively) The root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one
- (figuratively) A worthless thing or person.
- Your effort at cleaning your room is a joke.
- The president was a joke.
Usage notes [edit]
- Adjectives often applied to "joke": old, bad, inside, poor, silly, funny, lame, hilarious, stupid, offensive.
Synonyms [edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:joke
Derived terms [edit]
terms derived from joke (noun)
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Coordinate terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
amusing story
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something said or done for amusement
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the root issue
worthless thing or person
Verb [edit]
joke (third-person singular simple present jokes, present participle joking, simple past and past participle joked)
- (intransitive) To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.
- I didn’t mean what I said — I was only joking.
- (transitive, dated) To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally.
- to joke a comrade
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Translations [edit]
do for amusement
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