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joke   (TTS Sound)

The noun joke has 4 senses

• joke, gag, laugh, jest, jape -- (a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point")


• jest, joke, jocularity -- (activity characterized by good humor)


• antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on -- (a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement)


• joke -- (a triviality not to be taken seriously; "I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke")

The verb joke has 2 senses

• joke, jest -- (tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious")


• joke, jest -- (act in a funny or teasing way)