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Definitions for Joke

[1] something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
[2] something that is amusing or ridiculous, especially because of being ludicrously inadequate or a sham; a thing, situation, or person laughed at rather than taken seriously; farce: Their pretense of generosity is a joke. An officer with no ability to command is a joke.
[3] a matter that need not be taken very seriously; trifling matter: The loss was no joke.
[4] something that does not present the expected challenge; something very easy: The test was a joke for the whole class.
[5] practical joke.
[6] to speak or act in a playful or merry way: He was always joking with us.
[7] to say something in fun or teasing rather than in earnest; be facetious: He didn't really mean it, he was only joking.
[8] to subject to jokes; make fun of; tease.
[9] to obtain by joking: The comedian joked coins from the audience.
[10] a humorous anecdote
[11] something that is said or done for fun; prank
[12] a ridiculous or humorous circumstance
[13] a person or thing inspiring ridicule or amusement; butt
[14] a matter to be joked about or ignored
[15] joking apart seriously: said to recall a discussion to seriousness after there has been joking
[16] no joke something very serious
[17] (intr) to tell jokes
[18] (intr) to speak or act facetiously or in fun
[19] to make fun of (someone); tease; kid

Words related to Joke

pun, humor, antic, farce, one-liner, trick, laugh, parody, gag, stunt, wisecrack, prank, banter, quip, repartee, whimsy, revel, epigram, jest, sport

Words nearby Joke

joinvile, joinville, joist, jojoba, jokai, joke, jokebook, joker, jokester, jokey, joking

Origin of Joke

First recorded in 1660–70, joke is from the Latin word jocus jest

Other words from Joke

joke·less , adjective
jok·ing·ly , adverb
half-jok·ing , adjective
half-jok·ing·ly , adverb
un·jok·ing , adjective
un·jok·ing·ly , adverb

Word origin for Joke

C17: from Latin jocus a jest

Synonyms for Joke

antic, farce, gag, humor, laugh, one-liner, parody, prank, pun, stunt, trick, wisecrack, buffoonery, burlesque, caper, caprice, chestnut, clowning, drollery, epigram, escapade, frolic, gambol, game, ha-ha, hoodwinking, horseplay, jape, jest, lark, mischief, mummery, payoff, play, pleasantry, put-on, quirk, raillery, repartee, revel, rib, sally, saw, shenanigan, sport, spree, tomfoolery, vagary, whimsy, witticism, yarn, bon mot, monkeyshine, shaggy-dog story, snow job