joke

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Noun

1. An amusing story.
2. Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.
3. The root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one
4. A laughably worthless thing or person; a sham.
5. Something that is far easier or far less challenging than expected.

Verb

1. To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.
2. To dupe in a friendly manner for amusement; to mess with, play with.
3. To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally.

Συνώνυμα

jest

gag

banter

laugh

😆

prank

tease

kid

🧒

ridicule

trick

fun

pleasantry

jape

play

wisecrack

anecdote

sport

witticism

quip

funny story

frolic

mock

practical joke

make fun

joking

kidding

lark

gambol

teasing

jocularity

make fun of

caper

antic

fool

put-on

tell a joke

amuse

game

laughter

crack a joke

waggery

humour

deride

wit

chaff

amusement

josh

entertain

play around

playful

badinage

hoax

escapade

rally

humor

be amused

pun

nonsense

crack jokes

harrass

laughingstock

laughing-stock

leg-pull

caprice

trouble

be kidding

playful threat

taunt

be playful

mischief

mockery

funny

😄

laugh at

be funny

butt of a joke

Joe Miller

Josh

laughing stock

play a joke

play with

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

crack

not serious

cut a joke

humorous story

poke fun

be comic

be humorous

comical story

buffon

one-liner

leg-pulling

make merry with

bit of fun

jest with

child's play

a

a

idle comment

amused

amuse oneself

antics

bullshit

burlesque

cartoon

chat

clown

comedy

conversation

craic

dance

💃

defiance

disturb

droll

echo

enjoy

entertainment

error

eyelashes

fall

flirt

😘

flirtation

foolery

for

frisk

funnies

garrulous

gas

gibe

goad

high jinks

horseplay

in

in-joke

irony

jeer

jocosity

joy

😂

just for fun

lie

merriment

mimicry

mirth

monkey business

nifty

obstinacy

of

out

out of spite

pillaging

playfulness

play on words

play the fool

poke fun at

pull one’s leg

pull someone’s leg

raid

repartee

rib

ridiculous

romp

rot

ruse

shenanigan

sneer

story

stubbornness

swindle

trifle

whisper

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/d͡ʒəʊk/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Συγγενές με Βρετονικά: yezh

Συγγενές με Ουαλικά: iaith

Συγγενές με Γερμανικά: Beichte

Συγγενές με Γαλλικά: jeu

Συγγενές με Ιταλικά: gioco

Συγγενές με Πορτογαλικά: jogo

Συγγενές με Ισπανικά: juego

Συγγενές με Ρουμανικά: joc

Συγγενές με Αγγλικά: Yule

Συγγενές με Δανικά: Jule

Συγγενές με Νορβηγικά Μποκμάλ: Jul

Συγγενές με Σουηδικά: Jul

Συγγενές με Νορβηγικά Νινόρσκ: jol

In summary

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.