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J0058800 (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.4. Informal a. Something not to be taken seriously; a triviality: The accident was no joke.b. An object of amusement or laughter; a laughingstock: His loud tie was the joke of the office.v. joked, jok·ing, jokes v.intr.1. To tell or play jokes; jest.2. To speak in fun; be facetious: You have to be joking.v.tr. To say or write as a joke.

[Latin iocus; see yek- in Indo-European roots.]

jok′ing·ly adv.Synonyms: joke, witticism, quip, crack, wisecrack, gag
These nouns refer to something that is said or done in order to evoke laughter or amusement. Joke especially denotes an amusing story with a punch line at the end: She told jokes at the party. A witticism is a witty, usually cleverly phrased remark: "He said one should treat heavy things lightly and light things with gravity, which became a handy witticism" (Natalie Dykstra).
A quip is a clever, pointed, often sarcastic remark: He responded to the tough questions with quips. Crack and wisecrack refer less formally to flippant or sarcastic retorts: She made a crack about my driving ability; he was punished for making wisecracks in class. Gag is principally applicable to a broadly comic remark or to comic byplay in a theatrical routine: It was one of the most memorable gags in the history of vaudeville.

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(dʒəʊk) n1. a humorous anecdote2. something that is said or done for fun; prank3. a ridiculous or humorous circumstance4. a person or thing inspiring ridicule or amusement; butt5. a matter to be joked about or ignored6. joking apart seriously: said to recall a discussion to seriousness after there has been joking7. no joke something very seriousvb8. (intr) to tell jokes9. (intr) to speak or act facetiously or in fun10. to make fun of (someone); tease; kid[C17: from Latin jocus a jest] ˈjokingly adv

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n., v. joked, jok•ing. n. 1. a short humorous anecdote with a punch line. 2. anything said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement. 3. something amusing or ridiculous: I don't see the joke in that. 4. an object of laughter or ridicule, esp. because of being inadequate or sham. 5. a trifling matter: The loss was no joke. 6. practical joke. v.i. 7. to speak or act in a playful way. 8. to say something in fun or teasing: I was only joking. v.t. 9. to subject to jokes; make fun of. [1660–70; < Latin jocus jest] jok′ing•ly, adv.

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- Latin jocus, "jest, joke," gave us joke.See also related terms for jest.

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When someone makes or cracks a joke, they say something in order to make people laugh.

She would make jokes about her appearance.We stayed up for hours, laughing and cracking jokes.

A joke is also a clever or funny story that you repeat in order to make people laugh. When joke has this meaning, you say that someone tells a joke.

Tell Uncle Henry the joke you told us.

A joke is also something that is done to make someone appear foolish. When joke has this meaning, you say that someone plays a joke on someone else.

They're playing a joke on you.

Be Careful!
Don't say that someone 'says a joke' or 'does a joke'.

joke

Past participle: joked
Gerund: joking

Imperative
joke
joke

Present
I joke
you joke
he/she/it jokes
we joke
you joke
they joke

Preterite
I joked
you joked
he/she/it joked
we joked
you joked
they joked

Present Continuous
I am joking
you are joking
he/she/it is joking
we are joking
you are joking
they are joking

Present Perfect
I have joked
you have joked
he/she/it has joked
we have joked
you have joked
they have joked

Past Continuous
I was joking
you were joking
he/she/it was joking
we were joking
you were joking
they were joking

Past Perfect
I had joked
you had joked
he/she/it had joked
we had joked
you had joked
they had joked

Future
I will joke
you will joke
he/she/it will joke
we will joke
you will joke
they will joke

Future Perfect
I will have joked
you will have joked
he/she/it will have joked
we will have joked
you will have joked
they will have joked

Future Continuous
I will be joking
you will be joking
he/she/it will be joking
we will be joking
you will be joking
they will be joking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been joking
you have been joking
he/she/it has been joking
we have been joking
you have been joking
they have been joking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been joking
you will have been joking
he/she/it will have been joking
we will have been joking
you will have been joking
they will have been joking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been joking
you had been joking
he/she/it had been joking
we had been joking
you had been joking
they had been joking

Conditional
I would joke
you would joke
he/she/it would joke
we would joke
you would joke
they would joke

Past Conditional
I would have joked
you would have joked
he/she/it would have joked
we would have joked
you would have joked
they would have joked

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	joke - a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"gag, jape, jest, laughhumor, wit, witticism, wittiness, humour - a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughtergag line, punch line, tag line, laugh line - the point of a joke or humorous storyhowler, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper, wow, belly laugh, riot, scream - a joke that seems extremely funnyblue joke, blue story, dirty joke, dirty story - an indelicate jokeethnic joke - a joke at the expense of some ethnic groupfunny, funny remark, funny story, good story - an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line); "she told a funny story"; "she made a funny"in-joke - a joke that is appreciated only by members of some particular group of peopleone-liner - a one-line jokeshaggy dog story - a long rambling joke whose humor derives from its pointlessnesssick joke - a joke in bad tastesight gag, visual joke - a joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie)
	2.	joke - activity characterized by good humorjest, jocularitydiversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation"drollery, waggery - a quaint and amusing jestleg-pull, leg-pulling - as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not truepleasantry - an agreeable or amusing remark; "they exchange pleasantries"
	3.	joke - a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusementantic, prank, put-on, trick, caperdiversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation"dirty trick - an unkind or aggressive trickpractical joke - a prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish)
	4.	joke - a triviality not to be taken seriously; "I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke"puniness, slightness, triviality, pettiness - the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
Verb	1.	joke - tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious"jestcommunicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"quip, gag - make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during dinner"fool around, horse around, arse around, fool - indulge in horseplay; "Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about"pun - make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning"
	2.	joke - act in a funny or teasing wayjestbehave, act, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"antic, clown, clown around - act as or like a clown

joke

noun1. jest, gag (informal), wisecrack (informal), witticism, crack (informal), sally, quip, josh (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), pun, quirk, one-liner (informal), jape No one told worse jokes than Claus.2. jest, laugh, fun, josh (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), lark, sport, frolic, whimsy, jape It was probably just a joke to them, but it wasn't funny to me.3. farce, nonsense, parody, sham, mockery, absurdity, travesty, ridiculousness The police investigation was a joke. A total cover-up.4. prank, trick, practical joke, lark (informal), caper, frolic, escapade, antic, jape I thought she was playing a joke on me at first but she wasn't.5. laughing stock, butt, clown, buffoon, simpleton That man is just a complete joke.verb1. jest, kid (informal), fool, mock, wind up (Brit. slang), tease, ridicule, taunt, quip, josh (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), banter, deride, frolic, chaff, gambol, play the fool, play a trick Don't get defensive, Charlie. I was only joking.Proverbs
"Many a true word is spoken in jest"

joke

noun1. Words or actions intended to excite laughter or amusement:gag, jape, jest, quip, witticism.Informal: funny, gag.Slang: ha-ha.2. A mischievous act:antic, caper, frolic, lark, prank, trick.Informal: shenanigan.Slang: monkeyshine (often used in plural).3. Informal. Something or someone uproariously funny or absurd:absurdity.Informal: hoot, laugh, scream.Slang: gas, howl, panic, riot.Idiom: a laugh a minute.4. An object of amusement or laughter:butt, jest, laughingstock, mockery.verb1. To make jokes; behave playfully:jest.Informal: clown (around), fool around, fun.2. To tease or mock good-humoredly:banter, chaff, josh.Informal: kid, rib, ride.Slang: jive, rag, razz.

Translations

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joke

(dʒəuk) noun1. anything said or done to cause laughter. He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost.笑话2. something that causes laughter or amusement. The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.笑料 verb1. to make a joke or jokes. They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.开玩笑2. to talk playfully and not seriously. Don't be upset by what he said – he was only joking.开玩笑ˈjoker noun1. in a pack of playing-cards, an extra card (usually having a picture of a jester) used in some games. （纸牌）百搭，王牌 2. a person who enjoys telling jokes, playing tricks etc. 爱开玩笑的人ˈjokingly adverbHe looked out at the rain and jokingly suggested a walk.开玩笑地it's no joke it is a serious or worrying matter. It's no joke when water gets into the petrol tank.不是开玩笑的事joking apart/aside let us stop joking and talk seriously. I feel like going to Timbuctoo for the weekend – but, joking apart, I do need a rest!言归正传take a joke to be able to accept or laugh at a joke played on oneself. The trouble with him is that he can't take a joke.经得起开玩笑

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noun jest

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noun farce

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noun laughing stock

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noun words or actions intended to excite laughter or amusement

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noun a mischievous act

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noun something or someone uproariously funny or absurd

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noun an object of amusement or laughter

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verb to make jokes; behave playfully

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verb to tease or mock good-humoredly

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noun a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

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noun activity characterized by good humor

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noun a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

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noun a triviality not to be taken seriously

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verb tell a joke

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verb act in a funny or teasing way

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