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joke
[johk]
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.
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.
verb (used with object)
to subject to jokes; make fun of; tease.
to obtain by joking.
The comedian joked coins from the audience.
joke
/ dʒəʊk /
noun
a humorous anecdote
something that is said or done for fun; prank
a ridiculous or humorous circumstance
a person or thing inspiring ridicule or amusement; butt
a matter to be joked about or ignored
seriously: said to recall a discussion to seriousness after there has been joking
something very serious
verb
(intr) to tell jokes
(intr) to speak or act facetiously or in fun
to make fun of (someone); tease; kid
Other Word Forms
- jokingly adverb
- jokeless adjective
- half-joking adjective
- half-jokingly adverb
- unjoking adjective
- unjokingly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of joke1
Word History and Origins
Origin of joke1
Idioms and Phrases
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
In an interview after the discovery, footage shows one of the builders, Paul Bodenham, saying they initially joked "oh there may be a body in there".
“He would always end with a joke, because he didn’t want people to be like, ‘Oh, poor Ozzy.’”
I started out sort of trying to find my confidence as a person, as a performer, as a writer, as a joke teller, sort of needing to prove to myself that I was worthy.
So their parents are now the ones that are faster on the joke and they are the ones that are catching up.
“The joke is that…Los Angeles does have an affordable-housing strategy: It’s called Phoenix,” said Matthew Lewis, a spokesman for California YIMBY, referring to a recent outflow of Californians to cities with lower housing costs.
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