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单词 joke
释义

joke

[ johk ]
/ dʒoʊk /
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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.

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.
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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.

OTHER WORDS FROM joke

Words nearby joke

Joinvile, Joinville, joist, jojoba, Jokai, joke, jokebook, joker, jokester, jokey, joking
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British Dictionary definitions for joke

joke
/ (dʒəʊk) /

noun

verb

Derived forms of joke

jokingly, adverb

Word Origin for joke

C17: from Latin jocus a jest
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with joke

joke

see crack a joke; dirty joke; no joke; sick joke; standing joke; take a joke.

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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