JOKE
Definition:
- [noun] a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at hisown jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"
Synonyms: gag, laugh, jest, jape
- [noun] activity characterized by good humor
Synonyms: jest, jocularity
- [noun] a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
Synonyms: antic, prank, trick, caper, put-on
- [noun] a triviality not to be taken seriously; "I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke"
- [verb] tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious"
Synonyms: jest
- [verb] act in a funny or teasing way
Synonyms: jest
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Related Words:
- gag, quip
- horse around, arse around, fool around, fool
- pun
- clown, clown around, antic
- belly laugh, sidesplitter, howler, thigh-slapper, scream, wow, riot
- dirty joke, dirty story, blue joke, blue story
- ethnic joke
- funny story, good story
- in-joke
- one-liner
- shaggy dog story
- sick joke
- sight gag, visual joke
- drollery, waggery
- leg-pull, leg-pulling
- pleasantry
- dirty trick
- practical joke
