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joke

/dʒəʊk

noun

1A thing that someone says to cause amusement or laughter, especially a story with a funny punchline: she was in a mood to tell jokes...

Bill Cosby may have gained his fame and fortune telling jokes and funny stories.
He always had a great sense of humour and even during his illness he could still tell a joke or funny story.
He tells the funniest jokes and stories and he ends up dominating every conversation.

Synonyms

funny story, jest, witticism, quip, pleasantry;

pun, play on words;

shaggy-dog story, old chestnut, double entendre;

in-joke

informal gag, wisecrack, crack, funny, one-liner, rib-tickler, killer, knee-slapper, thigh-slapper

North American informal boffola

rare blague

1.1A trick played on someone for fun: the others were playing a joke on her...

Speeches often take place on a raised stage at the front, and this area also acts as the setting for many of the jokes and tricks played on the new couple.
Jay knew she wasn't invited, and this was all a big joke… a trick!
Either way, the point was, it was all a trick, a joke, a scam - whatever you wanted to call it.

Synonyms

trick, practical joke, prank, stunt, hoax, jape

informal leg-pull, lark, spoof

Australian informal goak

North American informal, dated cutup

archaic quiz

Scottish archaic cantrip

1.2 [in singular] informal A person or thing that is ridiculously inadequate: public transport is a joke...

What a ridiculous joke - but it illustrates how far some will go to rationalize their behavior.
Although I hear the minimum system requirements are a joke and you really need an alien computer from the future in order to play it in its full-featured adulterous glory.
The system is a joke and the fact that employers can still find people to work under the table proves the job hunting clubs are ineffective and symbolize a bureaucracy gone mad.

Synonyms

laughing stock, figure of fun, source of amusement, object of ridicule;

British Aunt Sally

farce, travesty, waste of time;

standing joke

informal laugh

North American informal shuck

verb [no object]

1Make jokes; talk humorously or flippantly: she could laugh and joke with her colleagues (as adjective joking) a joking manner...

The commentators joke with each other in the easy manner that comes with long hours spent together.
I joke about the stalking stuff on the other blog.
People ask me that all the time and they joke with me.

Synonyms

tell jokes, crack jokes;

jest, banter, quip

informal wisecrack, josh

fool, fool about/around, play a prank, play a trick, play a joke, play a practical joke, tease, hoax, pull someone's leg, mess someone about/around

informal kid, make a monkey out of someone

British informal mess, have someone on, wind someone up

North American informal fun, shuck someone, pull someone's chain, put someone on

British informal, dated rot someone

1.1 [with object] archaic Poke fun at: he was pretending to joke his daughter

Phrases

be no joke

can (or can't) take a joke

get (or be or go) beyond a joke

joking apart

make a joke of

you must be (or have to be) joking

Origin

Late 17th century (originally slang): perhaps from Latin jocus 'jest, wordplay'.

Joke seems to have been a slang word at first, but it may well come from Latin jocus ‘jest, wordplay’, found also in jocund (Late Middle English), and juggle (Late Middle English). See also jewel

单词	joke
释义	joke /dʒəʊk / noun 1A thing that someone says to cause amusement or laughter, especially a story with a funny punchline: she was in a mood to tell jokes... Bill Cosby may have gained his fame and fortune telling jokes and funny stories. He always had a great sense of humour and even during his illness he could still tell a joke or funny story. He tells the funniest jokes and stories and he ends up dominating every conversation. Synonyms funny story, jest, witticism, quip, pleasantry; pun, play on words; shaggy-dog story, old chestnut, double entendre; in-joke informal gag, wisecrack, crack, funny, one-liner, rib-tickler, killer, knee-slapper, thigh-slapper North American informal boffola rare blague 1.1A trick played on someone for fun: the others were playing a joke on her... Speeches often take place on a raised stage at the front, and this area also acts as the setting for many of the jokes and tricks played on the new couple. Jay knew she wasn't invited, and this was all a big joke… a trick! Either way, the point was, it was all a trick, a joke, a scam - whatever you wanted to call it. Synonyms trick, practical joke, prank, stunt, hoax, jape informal leg-pull, lark, spoof Australian informal goak North American informal, dated cutup archaic quiz Scottish archaic cantrip 1.2 [in singular] informal A person or thing that is ridiculously inadequate: public transport is a joke... What a ridiculous joke - but it illustrates how far some will go to rationalize their behavior. Although I hear the minimum system requirements are a joke and you really need an alien computer from the future in order to play it in its full-featured adulterous glory. The system is a joke and the fact that employers can still find people to work under the table proves the job hunting clubs are ineffective and symbolize a bureaucracy gone mad. Synonyms laughing stock, figure of fun, source of amusement, object of ridicule; British Aunt Sally farce, travesty, waste of time; standing joke informal laugh North American informal shuck verb [no object] 1Make jokes; talk humorously or flippantly: she could laugh and joke with* her colleagues* (as adjective joking) a joking manner... The commentators joke with each other in the easy manner that comes with long hours spent together. I joke about the stalking stuff on the other blog. People ask me that all the time and they joke with me. Synonyms tell jokes, crack jokes; jest, banter, quip informal wisecrack, josh fool, fool about/around, play a prank, play a trick, play a joke, play a practical joke, tease, hoax, pull someone's leg, mess someone about/around informal kid, make a monkey out of someone British informal mess, have someone on, wind someone up North American informal fun, shuck someone, pull someone's chain, put someone on British informal, dated rot someone 1.1 [with object] archaic Poke fun at: he was pretending to joke his daughter Phrases be no joke can (or can't) take a joke get (or be or go) beyond a joke joking apart make a joke of you must be (or have to be) joking Origin Late 17th century (originally slang): perhaps from Latin jocus 'jest, wordplay'. Joke seems to have been a slang word at first, but it may well come from Latin jocus ‘jest, wordplay’, found also in jocund (Late Middle English), and juggle (Late Middle English). See also jewel Rhymes awoke, bespoke, bloke, broke, choke, cloak, Coke, convoke, croak, evoke, folk, invoke, Koch, moke, oak, okey-doke, poke, provoke, revoke, roque, smoke, soak, soke, spoke, stoke, stony-broke (US stone-broke), stroke, toke, toque, woke, yoke, yolk
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