Synonyms for joke
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : johk |
| Phonetic Transcription : dÊ’oÊŠk |
Top 10 synonyms for joke Other synonyms for the word joke
- bon mot
- buffoon
- buffoonery
- burlesque
- butt
- caper
- caprice
- chaff
- chestnut
- clown
- clowning
- deceive
- deride
- derision
- drollery
- epigram
- escapade
- fool
- frolic
- fun
- gambol
- game
- goat
- ha-ha
- hoodwinking
- horse around
- horseplay
- jackass
- jape
- jest
- jestee
- jive
- jolly
- josh
- kid around
- lark
- laughingstock
- make merry
- mischief
- mock
- mockery
- monkeyshine
- mummery
- needle
- payoff
- play
- play the clown
- play tricks
- pleasantry
- poke fun
- pull one's leg
- put on
- put-on
- quip
- quirk
- rag
- raillery
- repartee
- revel
- rib
- ridicule
- roast
- sally
- saw
- shaggy-dog story
- shenanigan
- simpleton
- snow job
- spoof
- sport
- spree
- stunt
- target
- taunt
- tomfoolery
- trick
- vagary
- whimsy
- wisecrack
- witticism
- yarn
Définition of joke
Origin :- 1660s, joque, "a jest, something done to excite laughter," from Latin iocus "joke, sport, pastime," from PIE root *yek- "to speak" (cf. Breton iez "language," Old High German jehan "to say," German Beichte "confession").
- Originally a colloquial or slang word. Meaning "something not to be taken seriously" is 1791. Practical joke "trick played on someone for the sake of a laugh at his expense" is from 1804 (earlier handicraft joke, 1741). Black joke is old slang for "smutty song" (1730s), from use of that phrase in the refrain of a then-popular song as a euphemism for "the monosyllable."
- noun fun, quip
- noun person that is made fun of
- verb kid, tease
- As it can be "no joke" to them, perhaps it should be no joke to us: though, on reflection, we are not so very like.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1. No. 20, August 13, 1870 » by Various
- At first you kept on wondering what the joke was, till you saw it was only a habit Sarah had.
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
- "It was no tiger at all—that was the joke of the thing," said the major.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Then he seemed to consider it best to treat my natural disappointment as a joke.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- "Sit it, you mean," said young Bartlett, laughing with the others at his own joke.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- The Little Doctor was struggling with the lump in her throat that he should try to joke about it.
- Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
- "I—I thought you did it just for a joke," said the Little Doctor, weakly.
- Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
- Even if she only did it for a joke, I think Marian would rather that you had not read them.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- There was a joke in The Twiddley Bits that went down everywhere.
- Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
- The joke was over before the audience had time to realise it was a joke.
- Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
Antonyms for joke
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