Joke Definition

jōk
joked, jokes, joking
noun
jokes
Anything said or done to arouse laughter.
Webster's New World
A mischievous trick; a prank.
Played a joke on his roommate.
American Heritage
The humorous element in a situation.
Webster's New World
A thing done or said merely in fun.
Webster's New World
Something that is of ludicrously poor quality.
Their delivery service is a joke.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
verb
joked, jokes, joking
To tell or play jokes.
Webster's New World
To make fun of; make (a person) the object of jokes or teasing.
Webster's New World
To speak in fun; be facetious.
You have to be joking.
American Heritage
To bring to a specified condition by joking.
Webster's New World
To say or do something as a joke; jest.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
  • be serious
idiom
no joke
  • a serious matter
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Joke

Noun

Singular:
joke
Plural:
jokes

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Joke

  • no joke

Origin of Joke

  • Latin iocus yek- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • from Latin iocus

    From Wiktionary

Joke Sentence Examples

  • Don't joke about that.

  • If what I'm seeing isn't some kind of joke, I'm at the end of the yellow brick road.

  • They were all making a joke out of the whole thing.

  • Only he wouldn't tell me what we were looking for, like it was going to be a joke and it would scare me.

  • Jackson, whatever you do; do not make a joke about that.

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Words Starting With

JJOJOK

Words Ending With

EKEOKE

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Words Starting With J and Ending With E

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With J4 Letter Words Ending With E