joke

Meaning

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.

Concepts

joke

jest

gag

banter

prank

tease

laugh

trick

fun

kid

ridicule

pleasantry

jape

play

wisecrack

anecdote

witticism

sport

funny story

quip

frolic

mock

practical joke

make fun

gambol

joking

lark

kidding

crack a joke

make fun of

tell a joke

amuse

game

waggery

wit

humour

deride

antic

caper

put-on

jocularity

laughter

teasing

fool

crack jokes

playful threat

caprice

be amused

be playful

pun

nonsense

trouble

humor

taunt

josh

laughing-stock

badinage

mischief

escapade

mockery

laugh at

chaff

hoax

rally

be kidding

harrass

leg-pull

entertain

funny

playful

play around

laughingstock

amusement

poke fun at

cut a joke

poke fun

madness in its ñrst stage

flirtation

flirt

romp

dress stylishly

play on words

act indecently

be silly over

play the fool

talk foolishly

bullshit

silly things

attempt at humor

say something funny

amusing story

comic story

comical story

humorous story

pull someone’s leg

rib

goad

pull one’s leg

funnies

play a joke

be comic

be funny

be humorous

jeer

sneer

gibe

jocosity

buffon

clown

laughing stock

one-liner

frisk

monkey business

repartee

shenanigan

trifle

crack

mirth

irony

gas

Joe Miller

nifty

play a trick

rot

mimicry

burlesque

bit of fun

mischievous trick

swindle

Josh

antics

playfulness

amuse oneself

make merry with

dance

ridiculous

comedy

merriment

in-joke

joy

fall

pillaging

raid

a

defiance

for

in

just for fun

obstinacy

of

out

out of spite

stubbornness

leg-pulling

droll

amused

child's play

chat

error

horseplay

butt of a joke

idle comment

conversation

ruse

tell lies

foolery

disturb

craic

entertainment

high jinks

cartoon

story

jest with

not serious

eyelashes

echo

garrulous

whisper

enjoy

play with

lie

Pronounced as (IPA)

/d͡ʒəʊk/

Etymology

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.