juokauti

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Lithuanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Likely juokas (laugh, noun) +‎ -auti.

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juokáuti (third-person present tense juokáuja, third-person past tense juokãvo)

  1. to talk while telling funny things, to speak with a laugh, not quite seriously
  2. to joke, to make a joke, to be kidding
    Su smerčiu nejuokaukDon't joke with death
  3. to mock, to make fun of

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References[edit]

  • juokauti”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • juokauti”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024