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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’.

   Scrabble Points: 15

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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 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 synonym for joke?

   • SYNONYMS 1. wisecrack, gag, jape, prank, quip, quirk, sally, raillery. joke, jest refer to something said (or done) in sport, or to cause amusement.

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   What is a joke in linguistics?

   • Linguist Robert Hetzron offers the definition: A joke is a short humorous piece of oral literature in which the funniness culminates in the final sentence, called the punchline… In fact, the main condition is that the tension should reach its highest level at the very end. No continuation relieving the tension should be added.

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     JOKE meaning: 1. something, such as a funny story or trick,...

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     JOKE translate: chiste, chiste [masculine, singular], broma...

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     joke translate: acudit, fer broma. Learn more in the...

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     JOKE translate: barzelletta, scherzare, barzelletta, cosa...

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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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