joke
[ johk ]
/ dʒoʊk /
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.
Origin of joke
First recorded in 1660–70,
joke is from the Latin word
jocus jest
SYNONYMS FOR joke
1
wisecrack,
gag,
jape,
prank,
quip,
quirk,
sally,
raillery.
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
/ (dʒəʊk) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of joke
jokingly, adverbWord Origin for joke
C17: from Latin
jocus a jest
Idioms and Phrases with joke
joke
see crack a joke; dirty joke; no joke; sick joke; standing joke; take a joke.