Definitions for Joke
dʒoʊkjoke

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. joke, gag, laugh, jest, japenoun

   a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

   "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"

2. jest, joke, jocularitynoun

   activity characterized by good humor

3. antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-onnoun

   a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

4. jokeverb

   a triviality not to be taken seriously

   "I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke"

5. joke, jestverb

   tell a joke; speak humorously

   "He often jokes even when he appears serious"

6. joke, jestverb

   act in a funny or teasing way

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. jokenoun

   An amusing story.

2. jokenoun

   Something said or done for amusement.

   It was a joke!

3. jokenoun

   A worthless thing or person.

4. jokeverb

   To do or say something for humourous amusement rather than seriously.

   I didn't mean what I said I was only joking.

5. Etymology: from iocus

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Jokenoun

   something said for the sake of exciting a laugh; something witty or sportive (commonly indicating more of hilarity or humor than jest); a jest; a witticism; as, to crack good-natured jokes

2. Jokenoun

   something not said seriously, or not actually meant; something done in sport

3. Jokeverb

   to make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally; to banter; as, to joke a comrade

4. Jokeverb

   to do something for sport, or as a joke; to be merry in words or actions; to jest

5. Etymology: [L. jocus. Cf Jeopardy, Jocular, Juggler.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Joke

   A joke is something spoken, written, or done with humorous intention. Jokes may have many different forms, e.g., a single word or a gesture, a question-answer, or a whole short story. The word "joke" has a number of synonyms, including wisecrack, gag, prank, quip, jape and jest, To achieve their end, jokes may employ irony, sarcasm, word play and other devices. Jokes may have a punch line, i.e. an ending to make it humorous. A practical joke or prank differs from a spoken joke in that the major component of the humour is physical rather than verbal.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Joke

   jōk, n. a jest: a witticism: something witty or sportive: anything said or done to excite a laugh.—v.t. to cast jokes at: to banter: to make merry with.—v.i. to jest: to be merry: to make sport.—n. Jok′er, one who jokes or jests: a card, generally the highest trump, at euchre.—adv. Jok′ingly, in a joking manner. [L. jocus.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. JOKE

   A form of humor enjoyed by some and misunderstood by most; in England, requiring a diagram, raised letters and a club.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Joke' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4594

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Joke' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2395

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Joke' in Nouns Frequency: #1318

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Joke' in Verbs Frequency: #1035

How to pronounce Joke?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Joke in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Joke in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Joke in a Sentence

1. Nicholas Hammond:

   The wardrobe man would joke to my mother and say, ‘Why don’t you just hit him over the head so he stops growing?’ i started with great big lifts in my shoes, but then they took them out, and I eventually had to stand barefoot because I got to be much taller than Charmian Carr (Liesel).

2. Trevor Noah:

   During that moment with Ryan's wife, Trump even told a joke and people laughed, people connected, when you watched Trump, and what you said, my first instinct was, come again, man? But then, when I watched it, I realized what you were saying. The honest truth is that he became presidential in that moment. What's not scary is that he became presidential in that moment. I think what's scary is that it is that easy to become presidential.

3. Judy Norton:

   The running joke was that Lorimar was so cheap that their idea of a party was one can of beer and 13 straws!

4. Daniel Kaluuya:

   I was muted. Can you believe that? I told the best joke of my life and I was muted. I felt like I was in a sunken place.

5. Srdjan Darmanovic:

   We have no intentions whatsoever to start World War III, we are too small for that, it was fun to hear about World War III, actually like a good joke, but we are a very peaceful nation.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Joke
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Joke
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Joke
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Joke
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Joke
6. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=Joke