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jokes

/dʒəʊks/ · noun

Meaning

  1. An amusing story.
  2. Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.
  3. The root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one
  4. A laughably worthless thing or person; a sham.
  5. To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.
  6. (intransitive, followed by with) To dupe in a friendly manner for amusement; to mess with, play with.
  7. To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally.
  8. Really good.
  9. Funny or entertaining.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data