😂joke

noun/verb
/dʒoʊk/

Meaning

something said or done to cause laughter; a humorous remark or story
to say something funny or amusing; to make fun
a thing that someone says to cause amusement or laughter; something not to be taken seriously

Example Sentences

He told a funny joke at the party.

He likes to joke around with his friends.

Everyone laughed at his funny joke during the dinner party.

Example Expressions

crack a joke

Synonyms

quip, jest, gag, witticism, pun, kid, tease, amuse, fool around
Entry 1
quip, jest, gag, witticism, pun
Entry 2
jest, kid, tease, amuse, fool around
Entry 3
jest, gag, quip, witticism

Antonyms

seriousness, truth, serious, formal, stern, grave, solemn, tragedy, solemnity
Entry 1
seriousness, truth
Entry 2
serious, formal, stern, grave, solemn
Entry 3
seriousness, tragedy, solemnity

Collocations

tell a joke, practical joke, inside joke, crack a joke, joke around, make joke, funny joke, tell joke, joke about
Entry 1
tell a joke, practical joke, inside joke, crack a joke
Entry 2
joke around, make joke, funny joke, tell joke, practical joke, joke about
Entry 3
funny joke, practical joke, inside joke

More Example Sentences

He reacted to the joke too seriously.

They treated our feedback like a joke.

They can't help but laugh at his joke.

I was the last to understand the joke.

We pretended not to understand the joke.

They regretted making the joke instantly.

He avoids making jokes whenever necessary.

They pretended not to understand the joke.

I failed to understand the joke completely.

He has trouble understanding jokes in another language.

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a survey of public opinion or voting in an election
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