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   joke

   /dʒəʊk/

   noun

   • 1. a thing that someone says to cause amusement or laughter, especially a story with a funny punchline: "she was in a mood to tell jokes" Similar funny storyjestwitticismquippleasantrypunplay on wordsshaggy-dog storyold chestnutdouble entendrein-jokeinformal:gagwisecrackcrackfunnyone-linerrib-ticklerkillerknee-slapperthigh-slapperboffolarare:blague
   • ▪ a trick played on someone for fun: "the others were playing a joke on her" Similar trickpractical jokeprankstunthoaxjapeinformal:leg-pulllarkspoofgoakinformal, dated:cutuparchaic:quizcantrip
   • ▪ a person or thing that is ridiculously inadequate: "public transport is a joke" Similar laughing stockfigure of funsource of amusementobject of ridiculeAunt Sallyfarcetravestywaste of timestanding jokeinformal:laughshuck

   verb

   • 1. make jokes; talk humorously or flippantly: "she could laugh and joke with her colleagues" Similar tell jokescrack jokesjestbanterquipinformal:wisecrackjoshfoolfool aboutfool aroundplay a prankplay a trickplay a jokeplay a practical joketeasehoaxpull someone's legmess someone aboutmess someone aroundinformal:kidmake a monkey out of someonemesshave someone onwind someone upfunshuck someonepull someone's chainput someone oninformal, dated:rot someone
   • ▪ poke fun at: "he was pretending to joke his daughter"

   Word Origin late 17th century (originally slang): perhaps from Latin jocus ‘jest, wordplay’.

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • J

     8

   • O

     1

   • K

     5

   • E

     1

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