Joke

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English

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Etymology

from Latin iocus.

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Noun

Joke (plural Jokes)

  1. an amusing story
  2. a pun
  3. something said or done for amusement
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a worthless thing or person
  1. Your effort at cleaning your room is a joke.
    The president is a joke.
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Synonyms

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Translations

an amusing story

pun

something said or done for amusement

a worthless thing or person

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Intransitive verb

to joke (third-person singular simple present jokes, present participle joking, simple past joked, past participle joked)

  1. to do or say something for amusement rather than seriously
    I didn’t mean what I said—I was only joking.
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Related terms

ko:joke io:joke it:joke pt:joke fi:joke zh:joke

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