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Type Words
Synonyms antic, caper, prank, put-on, trick
Type of recreation, diversion
Has types practical joke, dirty trick
Derivation jokester
Type Words
Synonyms jest, jocularity
Type of recreation, diversion
Has types waggery, pleasantry, drollery, leg-pull, leg-pulling
Derivation jocular, jokester
Type Words
Synonyms jest
Type of act, do, behave
Has types clown around, clown, antic
Derivation joker
Type Words
Synonyms gag, jape, jest, laugh
Type of wittiness, wit, humor, humour, witticism
Has types sight gag, belly laugh, blue joke, blue story, dirty joke, dirty story, ethnic joke, funny, funny remark, funny story, good story, howler, in-joke, one-liner, riot, scream, shaggy dog story, sick joke, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper, visual joke, wow
Derivation jocular, jokester


he told a very funny joke.
Type Words
Synonyms jest
Type of intercommunicate, communicate
Has types fool, fool around, gag, horse around, quip, pun, arse around
Derivation joker


He often jokes even when he appears serious.
Type Words
Type of triviality, slightness, puniness, pettiness


I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke.

Examples of joke

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Scherer admitted to having used hot horseradish as a practical joke in the past.
From the news-journalonline.com
He stole every joke I was planning to make and now I have to start from scratch.
From the usatoday.com
The thing is, though, The Dead Kenny Gs were no joke once the music got rolling.
From the kentucky.com
At this stage, some of the lads thought he was playing a practical joke on them.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
It was admittedly a very direct middle finger of a joke, which I don't discount.
From the time.com
Fred Holstein does not seem to be in on the joke going around the kitchen table.
From the suntimes.com
No, it's not the start of a joke, just a snapshot of the modern world of whisky.
From the smh.com.au
For the first few weeks, all the teachers did was joke and flirt with the women.
From the guardian.co.uk
Some people connected with Your Highness must not have been in on the meta joke.
From the time.com
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  • 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"
  • Tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious"
  • Jest: activity characterized by good humor
  • Act in a funny or teasing way
  • Antic: a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
  • A triviality not to be taken seriously; "I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke"
  • A joke is a question, short story, or depiction of a situation made with the intent of being humorous. To achieve this end, jokes may employ irony, sarcasm, word play and other devices. Jokes may have a punchline that will end the sentence to make it humorous.
  • Joke (or Jokes) is a given name, a short form of the female Johanneke (variant of Johanna) or the male Johannes, and may refer to: *Joke Jay, German electronic DJ and artist *Joke Kleijweg (born 1962), Dutch long-distance runnern*Joke van Beusekom (born 1952), Dutch badminton playern*Joke Waller ...
  • "Joke" is a comedy sketch written and performed by English comedians Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis. It was performed live during Atkinson's 1980 tour of the United Kingdom. ...