joke
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- pronunciation:
- jok
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word History
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a short story with a funny ending that is told to make people laugh.
My uncle loves to tell jokes. |
| related words: |
fun |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
jokes, joking, joked |
| definition: |
to say things that you think will make people laugh.
David and John are very funny when they are joking with each other.Don't be angry. I was just joking.- similar words:
- fool
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| derivation: |
jokingly (adv.) |
Joke is from a Latin word that originally meant "a game of words."