joke
Plural: jokes
Noun
- a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
- "he told a very funny joke"
- activity characterized by good humor
- 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"
- An amusing story.
- Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.
- The root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one
- A laughably worthless thing or person; a sham.
- Something that is far easier or far less challenging than expected.
Verb
Verb Forms: joked, joking, jokes
- To say or do something to cause laughter or amusement.
- tell a joke; speak humorously
- "He often jokes even when he appears serious"
- act in a funny or teasing way
- To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.
- To dupe in a friendly manner for amusement; to mess with, play with.
- To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally.
Examples
- He tried to JOKE about his terrible rack, but inwardly, he was strategizing for Words With Friends.
- I didn’t mean what I said — I was only joking.
- It was a joke!
- Relax, man, I'm just joking with you.
- The final exam was a joke.
- The president was a joke.
- to joke a comrade
- Your effort at cleaning your room is a joke.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin iocus (“joke, jest, pastime”), from Proto-Italic *jokos (“word, (playful?) saying”), from Proto-Indo-European *yokos (“word, utterance”), from ultimate root Proto-Indo-European *yek- (“to speak, utter”) (of which distant cognates include Proto-Celtic *yextis (“language”) (Breton yezh (“language”) and Welsh iaith (“language”)) and German Beichte (“confession”)). Cognate with French jeu, Italian gioco, Portuguese jogo, Spanish juego, Romanian joc, English Yule, Danish Jule, Norwegian Bokmål Jul, Swedish Jul, and Norwegian Nynorsk jol.
Scrabble Score: 15
joke: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordjoke: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
joke: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary