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   joke

   /dʒəʊk/

   noun

   • 1. a thing that someone says to cause amusement or laughter, especially a story with a funny punchline: "she was in a mood to tell jokes" Similar funny storyjestwitticismquippleasantrypunplay on wordsshaggy-dog storyold chestnutdouble entendrein-jokeinformal:gagwisecrackcrackfunnyone-linerrib-ticklerkillerknee-slapperthigh-slapperboffolarare:blague
   • ▪ a trick played on someone for fun: "the others were playing a joke on her" Similar trickpractical jokeprankstunthoaxjapeinformal:leg-pulllarkspoofgoakinformal, dated:cutuparchaic:quizcantrip
   • ▪ a person or thing that is ridiculously inadequate: "public transport is a joke" Similar laughing stockfigure of funsource of amusementobject of ridiculeAunt Sallyfarcetravestywaste of timestanding jokeinformal:laughshuck

   verb

   • 1. make jokes; talk humorously or flippantly: "she could laugh and joke with her colleagues" Similar tell jokescrack jokesjestbanterquipinformal:wisecrackjoshfoolfool aboutfool aroundplay a prankplay a trickplay a jokeplay a practical joketeasehoaxpull someone's legmess someone aboutmess someone aroundinformal:kidmake a monkey out of someonemesshave someone onwind someone upfunshuck someonepull someone's chainput someone oninformal, dated:rot someone
   • ▪ poke fun at: "he was pretending to joke his daughter"

   Word Origin late 17th century (originally slang): perhaps from Latin jocus ‘jest, wordplay’.

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   What does a joke mean?

   • A joke is a display of humour in which words are used within a specific and well-defined narrative structure to make people laugh and is usually not meant to be interpreted literally.

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   What is an example of a joke?

   • something that you say or do to make people laugh, for example a funny story that you tell I can't tell jokes. She's always cracking jokes. They often make jokes at each other's expense. The kids in that class are always looking to play a joke on the teacher. I didn't get the joke (= understand it).

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   What is a joke in a sentence?

   • 1. a short humorous anecdote with a punch line. 2. anything said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement. 3. something amusing or ridiculous: I don't see the joke in that. 4. an object of laughter or ridicule, esp. because of being inadequate or sham. 5. a trifling matter: The loss was no joke. 6. practical joke.

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   What is a Latin joke?

   • Origin joke1 (1600-1700) Latin jocus joke meaning, definition, what is joke: something that you say or do to make peo...: Learn more.

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   A joke is a funny story or line that's meant to make people laugh. When you're good at telling jokes, you're the life of the party (and you're probably not telling knock-knock jokes).

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