joke
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- pronunciation:
- jok
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word History
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a short story, usually with a funny ending, that is told to make people laugh.
- similar words:
- gag, jest
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| related words: |
anecdote, fun, hoax, junction, trick |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
jokes, joking, joked |
| definition 1: |
to talk or act so as to make people laugh; jest.
Please don't joke around in class.- similar words:
- clown, fool, jest
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| definition 2: |
to talk in a way that is not serious.
He didn't mean it -- he was only joking.- similar words:
- fool, kid
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| related words: |
banter |
| derivation: |
jokingly (adv.) |
Joke is from a Latin word that originally meant "a game of words."