joke
Betekenis (Engels)
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- An amusing story.
- Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.
- The root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one
- A laughably worthless thing or person; a sham.
- Something that is far easier or far less challenging than expected.
Sinonieme
funny story
make fun
tell a joke
crack a joke
be amused
crack jokes
harrass
be kidding
playful threat
be playful
be funny
butt of a joke
play a joke
tell lies
madness in its ñrst stage
play a trick
mischievous trick
comic story
dress stylishly
act indecently
be silly over
talk foolishly
silly things
amusing story
attempt at humor
say something funny
not serious
cut a joke
humorous story
be comic
be humorous
comical story
leg-pulling
make merry with
bit of fun
jest with
idle comment
amuse oneself
just for fun
out of spite
poke fun at
pull one’s leg
pull someone’s leg
Frekwensie
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/d͡ʒəʊk/
Etimologie (Engels)
From Latin iocus (“joke, jest, pastime”), from Proto-Italic *jokos (“word, (playful?) saying”), from Proto-Indo-European *yokos (“word, utterance”), from ultimate root Proto-Indo-European *yek- (“to speak, utter”) (of which distant cognates include Proto-Celtic *yextis (“language”) (Breton yezh (“language”) and Welsh iaith (“language”)) and German Beichte (“confession”)). Cognate with French jeu, Italian gioco, Portuguese jogo, Spanish juego, Romanian joc, English Yule, Danish Jule, Norwegian Bokmål Jul, Swedish Jul, and Norwegian Nynorsk jol.
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Beichte
Verwant aan Frans
jeu
Verwant aan Portugees
jogo
Verwant aan Spaans
juego
Verwant aan Engels
Yule
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