joke
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/dʒəʊk/
English
Definitions
noun
- An amusing story.
- Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.“It was a joke!”
- The root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one
- A laughably worthless thing or person; a sham.“The president was a joke.”
verb
- To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.“I didn’t mean what I said — I was only joking.”
- (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.”
- To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally.“to joke a comrade”