joke

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from Latin iocus

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joke (plural jokes)

  1. An amusing story.
  2. Something said or done for amusement.
    It was a joke!
  3. (figuratively) A worthless thing or person.
    Your effort at cleaning your room is a joke.
    The president was a joke.

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  • Adjectives often applied to "joke": old, bad, inside, poor, silly, funny, lame, hilarious, stupid, offensive.

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joke (third-person singular simple present jokes, present participle joking, simple past and past participle joked)

  1. (intransitive) To do or say something for humourous amusement rather than seriously.
    I didn’t mean what I said — I was only joking.

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