joke

joke
n
1. witticism, wisecrack, crack, sally, quip, one-liner, jest, Sl. funny, bon mot, pun, play on words, wordplay; Joe Miller, bromide, chestnut; comedy, humor, facetiousness, drollery, whimsy; howl, Sl. rib-tickler, Sl. yuk, Sl. haha, Sl. gasser, Sl. knee-slapper; silliness, asininity, nonsense, foolishness; Sl. nuttiness, Sl. goofiness, ridiculousness; gag, prank, practical joke, jape, caper, monkeyshine, Inf. dido, trick; irony, satire, parody, spoof, lampoon; farce, burlesque, Sl. schtick; cartoon, caricature, funnies, comic strip, Sl. comicals.
2. laughingstock, butt, goat, Sl. laugh, figure of fun, game, fair game, April fool, Fr. poisson d'avril.
3.(in negative constructions) trifle, paltry matter, triviality, Inf. hill of beans.
4. child's play, Sl. picnic, Inf. snap, Sl. cinch, Sl. lead-pipe cinch.
v
5. tell jokes, crack jokes, deadpan, crack wise, wisecrack, quip, jest, Sl. josh, make merry with; clown around, play the clown, make faces; horse around, fool around, Inf. cut up, kid around; caper, gambol, sport, frolic.
6. tease, twit, Inf. kid, spoof. See jest(def.4).

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