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- Dictionaryjoke/dʒəʊk/
noun
- 1. a thing that someone says to cause amusement or laughter, especially a story with a funny punchline: "she was in a mood to tell jokes" Similar
verb
- 1. make jokes; talk humorously or flippantly: "she could laugh and joke with her colleagues" Similar
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something, such as a funny story or trick, that is said or done in order to make people laugh: Did I tell you the joke about the chicken crossing the road? She spent the evening cracking (= telling) jokes and telling funny stories. She tied his shoelaces together for a joke.
The meaning of JOKE is something said or done to provoke laughter; especially : a brief oral narrative with a climactic humorous twist. How to use joke in a sentence.
Joke definition: something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act. See examples of JOKE used in a sentence.
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.
joke. (jōk) n. 1. Something said or done to evoke laughter or amusement, especially an amusing story with a punch line. 2. A mischievous trick; a prank: played a joke on his roommate. 3. Something that is of ludicrously poor quality: Their delivery service is a joke.
something that you say or do to make people laugh, for example a funny story that you tell. I can't tell jokes. She's always cracking jokes. They often make jokes at each other's expense. The kids in that class are always looking to play a joke on the teacher. I didn't get the joke(= understand it). I wish he wouldn't tell dirty jokes(= about sex).
A joke is a funny story or line that's meant to make people laugh. When you're good at telling jokes, you're the life of the party (and you're probably not telling knock-knock jokes).
something that someone says to make people laugh, usually a short story with a funny ending: to tell /make a joke. a good joke about dogs. Fewer examples. dirty jokes. a tasteless joke. We all laughed at the joke. He tried to lighten the atmosphere by telling a joke. He never gets any of my jokes.
Definition of joke verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A thing done or said merely in fun. Webster's New World. Something that is of ludicrously poor quality. Their delivery service is a joke. American Heritage. More Noun Definitions (5) Synonyms: sham. farce. laugh. butt. laughingstock. figure of fun. mockery.
