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[johk]

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noun

something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.

something that is amusing or ridiculous, especially because of being ludicrously inadequate or a sham; a thing, situation, or person laughed at rather than taken seriously; farce: Their pretense of generosity is a joke. An officer with no ability to command is a joke.

a matter that need not be taken very seriously; trifling matter: The loss was no joke.

something that does not present the expected challenge; something very easy: The test was a joke for the whole class.

practical joke.

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verb (used without object)

to speak or act in a playful or merry way: He was always joking with us.

to say something in fun or teasing rather than in earnest; be facetious: He didn't really mean it, he was only joking.

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verb (used with object)

to subject to jokes; make fun of; tease.

to obtain by joking: The comedian joked coins from the audience.

Origin:
1660–70; < Latin jocus jest

Related forms

joke·less, adjective

jok·ing·ly, adverb

half-jok·ing, adjective

half-jok·ing·ly, adverb

un·jok·ing, adjective

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un·jok·ing·ly, adverb

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Synonyms
1. wisecrack, gag, jape, prank, quip, quirk, sally, raillery. Joke, jest refer to something said (or done) in sport, or to cause amusement. A joke is something said or done for the sake of exciting laughter; it may be raillery, a witty remark, or a prank or trick: to tell a joke. Jest, today a more formal word, nearly always refers to joking language and is more suggestive of scoffing or ridicule than is joke: to speak in jest.

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Example Sentences

He knew what made a joke work, what endeared characters to theatergoers, and how far he could push a gag.

Back when she made this grand proclamation it was a joke.

So both people who are in on the joke and people who aren't are buying.

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World English Dictionary

joke (dʒəʊk)

—n
1.	a humorous anecdote
2.	something that is said or done for fun; prank
3.	a ridiculous or humorous circumstance
4.	a person or thing inspiring ridicule or amusement; butt
5.	a matter to be joked about or ignored
6.	joking apart seriously: said to recall a discussion to seriousness after there has been joking
7.	no joke something very serious

—vb
8.	(intr) to tell jokes
9.	(intr) to speak or act facetiously or in fun
10.	to make fun of (someone); tease; kid

[C17: from Latin jocus a jest]

'jokingly

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

joke

1670, joque, "a jest, something done to excite laughter," from L. jocus "joke, sport, pastime," from PIE base *yek- "to speak" (cf. Bret. iez "language," O.H.G. jehan "to say," Ger. Beichte "confession"). Originally a colloquial or slang word. Meaning "something not to be taken seriously" is 1791. Joker,

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meaning "odd face card in the deck" is from 1885, probably from earlier slang sense of "man, fellow, chap" (1811).

"American manufacturers of playing-cards are wont to include a blank card at the top of the pack; and it is, alas! true that some thrifty person suggested that the card should not be wasted. This was the origin of the joker." ["St. James's Gazette," 1894]

Practical joke "trick played on someone for the sake of a laugh at his expense" is from 1804.

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Slang Dictionary

joke definition

tv.
to tease someone; to make fun of someone. : Everybody was joking my roommate because of her accent.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

joke

see crack a joke; dirty joke; no joke; sick joke; standing joke; take a joke.