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- Dictionaryjoke/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
verb
- 1. make jokes; talk humorously or flippantly: "she could laugh and joke with her colleagues" Similar
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something, such as a funny story or trick, that is said or done in order to make people laugh: Did I tell you the joke about the chicken crossing the road? She spent the evening cracking (= telling) jokes and telling funny stories. She tied his shoelaces together for a joke.
Learn the meaning of joke as a noun and a verb, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how to use joke in a sentence and explore related phrases and articles.
A joke is a short humorous piece of oral literature that makes people laugh with a punchline or word play. Learn about the origins, forms and functions of jokes in different cultures and contexts from ancient to modern times.
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.
A joke is something said or done to evoke laughter or amusement, especially an amusing story with a punch line. Learn the synonyms, usage, and origin of the word joke from various dictionaries and sources.
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).
Joke definition: something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act. See examples of JOKE used in a sentence.
Learn the meaning of joke as a noun, with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes. Find out how to use joke in idioms, expressions and collocations, and see examples of jokes and their effects.
A joke is something that someone says to make people laugh, usually a short story with a funny ending. Learn more about the meaning, usage and translations of joke in different languages.
Learn the meaning of joke as a noun, with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes. Find out how to use joke in different contexts, such as telling jokes, making jokes, or being no joke.
