joke /jōk/

1. An amusing quip or story
2. A witticism
3. Anything said or done for fun
4. Anything that or anyone who provokes a laugh
5. An absurdity

1. To jest
2. To tell jokes
3. To be humorous
4. To make fun

1. To poke fun at
2. To chaff

jokˈer noun

1. A person who jokes or jests
2. An additional playing card in the pack, used at euchre, poker, etc
3. An innocent-looking clause insidiously introduced to cripple the effect of a bill or document (US)
4. An unforeseen factor affecting a situation
5. A person, often one viewed with mild, usu amicable, amusement (informal)

jokeˈsome, jōˈkey or jōˈky adjective

joke'ster noun (US)

A player of jokes

jōˈkily adverb

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