From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Joke \Joke\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Joked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Joking}.] To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally; to banter; as, to joke a comrade.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Joke \Joke\, noun [L. jocus. Cf {Jeopardy}, {Jocular}, {Juggler}.]
1. 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.
And gentle dullness ever loves a joke. --Pope.
Or witty joke our airy senses moves To pleasant laughter. --Gay.
2. Something not said seriously, or not actually meant; something done in sport.
Inclose whole downs in walls, 't is all a joke. --Pope.
{In joke}, in jest; sportively; not meant seriously.
{Practical joke}. See under {Practical}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Joke \Joke\, verb (used without an object) [L. jocari.] To do something for sport, or as a joke; to be merry in words or actions; to jest.
He laughed, shouted, joked, and swore. --Macaulay.
Syn: To jest; sport; rally; banter. See {Jest}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: 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 hisown jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point" [syn: {gag}, {laugh}, {jest}, {jape}]
2: activity characterized by good humor [syn: {jest}, {jocularity}]
3: a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement [syn: {antic}, {prank}, {trick}, {caper}, {put-on}]
4: a triviality not to be taken seriously; "I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke"
verb
1: tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious" [syn: {jest}]
2: act in a funny or teasing way [syn: {jest}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
188 Moby Thesaurus words for "joke": a continental, a curse, a damn, a darn, a hoot, absurdity, anecdote, antic, badinage, bagatelle, banter, bauble, be merry with, bean, belly laugh, bibelot, bijouterie, bit, blue story, bon mot, brass farthing, buffoon, burlesque, butt, button, byword, byword of reproach, caper, caricature, cent, chaff, crack, crack a joke, crack wise, curio, derision, dido, dirty joke, dirty story, double entendre, drollery, dupe, ethnic joke, exchange, facetiousness, fair game, farce, farthing, feather, fig, figure of fun, fleabite, fleer at, folderol, fool, fooling, fooling around, fribble, frippery, frolic, fun, funny story, gag, game, gaud, gazingstock, gewgaw, gibe at, gimcrack, give-and-take, goat, good one, good story, good-natured banter, hair, halfpenny, harmless teasing, haze, hill of beans, howler, humor, humorousness, jape, jest, jestbook, jestingstock, jive, jocoseness, jocularity, jolly, josh, kickshaw, kid, kid around, kidding, kidding around, knickknack, knickknackery, laugh, laughingstock, make a funny, make fun, make fun of, minikin, mock, mockery, molehill, monkey, monkeyshine, needle, panic, parody, peppercorn, persiflage, picayune, pilgarlic, pin, pinch of snuff, pinprick, play, play on words, pleasantry, point, poke fun at, prank, pun, put on, quip, quiz, rag, raillery, rally, rallying, rap, razz, red cent, repartee, rib, rib tickler, ride, ridicule, riot, roast, row of pins, rush, sally, sarcasm, scintillate, scoff at, scream, shit, sick joke, sidesplitter, sight gag, snap, sneeshing, sou, sparkle, sport, stock, story, straw, target, taunt, tease, toy, travesty, trifle, trinket, triviality, tuppence, twit, two cents, twopence, utter a mot, victim, visual joke, waggery, wheeze, whim-wham, wisecrack, wit, witticism, wittiness, wordplay, wow, yak, yarn
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