Synonyms for jokes
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : johk |
| Phonetic Transcription : dÊ’oÊŠk |
Top 10 synonyms for jokes Other synonyms for the word jokes
- 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 jokes
Origin :- 1660s, "to make a joke," from Latin iocari "to jest, joke," from iocus (see joke (n.)). Related: Joked; joking.
- noun fun, quip
- noun person that is made fun of
- verb kid, tease
- But he has played so many of these jokes that they begin to lose their effect.
- Extract from : « Monsieur du Muroir (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- There are lots of jokes, but I am such a one for forgetting them.'
- Extract from : « Echoes of the War » by J. M. Barrie
- The Citizen Morot could not hear the jokes nor distinguish the cause of the groaning.
- Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman
- The jokes are in the vernacular, but in a vernacular as spoken in a certain social medium.
- Extract from : « The American Mind » by Bliss Perry
- Beneath the surface of his jokes there is moral earnestness, there is ethical passion.
- Extract from : « The American Mind » by Bliss Perry
- Is a celebrated humorist, seeing through all jokes but himself.
- Extract from : « Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date » by Anonymous
- They laughed so at the jokes about her belly that the column itself vibrated.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- The joke was wasted, as all jokes seemed to be upon Mr. Cobb.
- Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- "Looks as if facin' my jokes was no child's play, don't it," he observed.
- Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- I tried to joke him into better humor, but he did not respond to my jokes.
- Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln
Antonyms for jokes
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