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joke

/jōk/

noun

noun: joke; plural noun: jokes
 * 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"


 * 1) *a trick played on someone for fun.
 * 2) *INFORMAL

a person or thing that is ridiculously inadequate.

"the transportation system is a joke" verb

verb: joke; 3rd person present: jokes; past tense: joked; past participle: joked; gerund or present participle: joking
 * 1.

make jokes; talk humorously or flippantly.

"she could laugh and joke with her colleagues"


 * 1) *ARCHAIC

poke fun at.

"he was pretending to joke his daughter" Origin

late 17th century (originally slang): perhaps from Latin jocus ‘jest, wordplay.’