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- Dictionaryjoke/dʒəʊk/
noun
- 1. a thing that someone says to cause amusement or laughter, especially a story with a funny punchline: "she was in a mood to tell jokes" Similar
verb
- 1. make jokes; talk humorously or flippantly: "she could laugh and joke with her colleagues" Similar
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something, such as a funny story or trick, that is said or done in order to make people laugh: Did I tell you the joke about the chicken crossing the road? She spent the evening cracking (= telling) jokes and telling funny stories. She tied his shoelaces together for a joke.
The meaning of JOKE is something said or done to provoke laughter; especially : a brief oral narrative with a climactic humorous twist. How to use joke in a sentence.
Joke definition: something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act. See examples of JOKE used in a sentence.
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.
A joke is a display of humour in which words are used within a specific and well-defined narrative structure to make people laugh and is usually not meant to be interpreted literally. [1]
A joke is a funny story or line that's meant to make people laugh. When you're good at telling jokes, you're the life of the party (and you're probably not telling knock-knock jokes).
joke. (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.
something that you say or do to make people laugh, for example a funny story that you tell I can't tell jokes. She's always cracking jokes. They often make jokes at each other's expense. The kids in that class are always looking to play a joke on the teacher. I didn't get the joke (= understand it). I wish he wouldn't tell dirty jokes (= about ...
a : something said or done to cause laughter. She meant it as a joke, but many people took her seriously. Is this your idea of a joke? [=do you think that what you are saying/doing is funny?] They played a harmless joke on him. [+] more examples. b : a brief story with a surprising and funny ending. I heard a funny joke yesterday.
JOKE meaning: 1. something that someone says to make people laugh, usually a short story with a funny ending: 2…. Learn more.
