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joke
[ johk ]
/ dÊoÊk /
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noun
verb (used without object), joked, jok·ing.
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), joked, jok·ing.
to subject to jokes; make fun of; tease.
to obtain by joking: The comedian joked coins from the audience.
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Origin of joke
First recorded in 1660â70, joke is from the Latin word jocus âjestâ
synonym study for joke
1. Joke, jest refer to something said (or done) in sport, or to cause amusement. 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.
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British Dictionary definitions for joke
joke
/ (dÊÉÊk) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of joke
jokingly, adverbWord Origin for joke
C17: from Latin jocus a jest
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Other Idioms and Phrases with joke
joke
see crack a joke; dirty joke; no joke; sick joke; standing joke; take a joke.
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