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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024jok•ey ( jō′kē),USA pronunciation adj., jok•i•er, jok•i•est. - lacking in seriousness;
frivolous:The editorial had an offensively jokey tone for such an important subject.
jok′i•ly, adv. jok′i•ness, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: jokey, joky /ˈdʒəʊkɪ/ adj (jokier, jokiest)- intended as a joke; full of jokes
joke /dʒoʊk/USA pronunciation n., v., joked, jok•ing. n. [countable] - a short, humorous story with a word or phrase that ends it and causes laughter.
- something amusing or ridiculous:thought the whole episode was a joke.
- something not taken seriously:That law is just a joke: no one obeys it.
- no joke, a matter of great seriousness:That loss we took was no joke.[it + be + ~]It's no joke exercising every day on that sore leg.
v. [no object] - to speak or act in a playful or merry way:He was joking around instead of working.
- to say something in fun or teasing:I was only joking.
jok•ey, jok•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est. jok•ing•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024joke ( jōk),USA pronunciation n., v., joked, jok•ing. n. - something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act:He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
- something that is amusing or ridiculous, esp. because of being ludicrously inadequate or a sham;
a thing, situation, or person laughed at rather than taken seriously;
farce:Their pretense of generosity is a joke. An officer with no ability to command is a joke. - a matter that need not be taken very seriously;
trifling matter:The loss was no joke. - something that does not present the expected challenge;
something very easy:The test was a joke for the whole class. - See practical joke.
v.i. - 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.
v.t. - to subject to jokes;
make fun of;
tease. - to obtain by joking:The comedian joked coins from the audience.
joke′less, adj. jok′ing•ly, adv. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged 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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