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Words related to joke

Related / Similar Words: antic, prank, trick, caper, put-on, jest, jocularity, gag, laugh, jape

Definition:

a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement;

activity characterized by good humor;

a triviality not to be taken seriously; "I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke";

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at hisown jest"; "even a schoolboy''s jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point";

act in a funny or teasing way;

tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious";

See Also: ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun

Hyponyms: dirty trick, practical joke, drollery, waggery, leg-pull, leg-pulling, pleasantry, belly laugh, sidesplitter, howler, thigh-slapper, scream, wow, riot, dirty joke, dirty story, blue joke, blue story, ethnic joke, funny story, good story, in-joke, one-liner, shaggy dog story, sick joke, sight gag, visual joke, clown, clown around, antic, gag, quip, horse around, arse around, fool around, fool, pun

Derivational Morphology: clown, clown around, antic, jest, laugh, express joy, express mirth, gag, quip, jocularity, jape, jester, fool, motley fool, joker, jokester

Language Translations:
Chinese: 笑話		Dutch: grappen and mop
Finnish: pila and vitsailla and vitsi		French: plaisanter and plaisanterie
German: Scherz and scherzen and Witz		Icelandic: brandari and grín and grínast
Italian: barzelletta and battuta and scherzare		Latin: iocus
Polish: dowcip		Romanian: banc and glumă
Russian: анекдот and шутить and шутка		Spanish: broma and bromear
Swedish: skämt and skämta		Turkish: şaka

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