joke

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

grap

mop

grol

schertsen

aardigheidje

scherts

gekscheren

kwinkslag

grappen

bak

boerten

ui

pots

lol

jok

geintje

aanfluiting

grappenmaken

uitzien

opzoeken

snorren

uitkijken

zoeken

grappig zijn

poets

Grap

Mop

grapjasserij

posten maken

grapen

bedotterij

boert

grapje

amusement

gein

ontspanning

vermaak

anecdote

anekdote

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/d͡ʒəʊk/

Etymologie (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.