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UK
/dʒˈəʊk/
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[ US /ˈdʒoʊk/ ]
[ US /ˈdʒoʊk/ ]
NOUN
- a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
- activity characterized by good humor
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a triviality not to be taken seriously
I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke -
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest
he told a very funny joke
he knows a million gags
even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point
thanks for the laugh
VERB
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tell a joke; speak humorously
He often jokes even when he appears serious - act in a funny or teasing way
How To Use joke In A Sentence
- You know, I always joked I had a million acquaintances and only a couple of close friends.
- Some of his jokes are a bit too near the knuckle for my taste.
- The rest of the cast (including Elias, whom I like normally) sucked green eggs and hammed it up like the subject was a bad joke. Rabid Rewind: Defendor
- They talk and joke and sing snatches of popular songs.
- Some of the jokes were rude, others corny, and some a tad funny.
- There are, true, a few tonal changes: the jokes are jokier, the touches of malice heavier, and she revels more obviously than before in the playfulness she brings to her performances. What Sarah Palin Doesn't Know
- But the time has surely come to blow the whistle on these jokers.
- Statistical revision is the wild card in that most inexact pack of jokers known as economics.
- The poignant note lay in a bed of roses on an ivory white casket that featured two joker playing cards. The Sun
- The dignity of the occasion was lost when he cut in with an unrefined joke.
