joke
noun
something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act.
jokingly
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a word derived from
joke.
Example Sentences
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Georgieva, responding to Warsh, jokingly hinted at the unease prompted by a quieter Fed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Though they had both worked with Cirque du Soleil, the two had never met when they entered into what he jokingly calls “an arranged marriage.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Many of the participants are what the instructors jokingly call "repeat offenders", including Dean Twaite from Tredegar who drove army vehicles as a member of Royal Corps of Transport in the 1970s and 1980s.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Before their departure, a professor jokingly quips to Dwayne: “I can’t wait to have your child in my class in the year 2014.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Dad was in the extension, which I had begun to jokingly call the Chapel.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
