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Joke

/dʒəʊk/

An amusing story.

📖 Definitions of "Joke"

noun
  1. 1

    An amusing story.

  2. 2

    Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.

    "It was a joke!"

  3. 3

    The root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one

  4. 4

    A laughably worthless thing or person; a sham.

    "The president was a joke."

verb
  1. 1

    To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.

    "I didn’t mean what I said — I was only joking."

  2. 2

    (intransitive, followed by with) To dupe in a friendly manner for amusement; to mess with, play with.

    "Relax, man, I'm just joking with you."

  3. 3

    To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally.

    "to joke a comrade"

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