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Joke Funny Stories Amusing Things Joking Joked Appearance

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If you j___, you tell funny stories or say amusing things.If you joke, you tell funny stories or say amusing things.
She would joke about her appearance.
Lorna was laughing and joking with Trevor.
The project was taking so long that Stephen joked that it would never be finished.
'Well, a beautiful spring Thursday would probably be a nice day to be buried on,' Nancy joked.
word joke
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noun
A joke is something that is said or done to make you laugh, for example a funny story .
He debated whether to make a joke about shooting rabbits, but decided against it.
No one told worse jokes than Claus.
A joke is something untrue that you tell another person in order to amuse yourself.
It was probably just a joke to them, but it wasn't funny to me.
If you say that something or someone is a joke, you think they are ridiculous and do not deserve respect .
It's ridiculous, it's pathetic, it's a joke.
The police investigation was a joke. A total cover-up.
verb
If you joke, you tell funny stories or say amusing things.
She would joke about her appearance.
Lorna was laughing and joking with Trevor.
The project was taking so long that Stephen joked that it would never be finished.
'Well, a beautiful spring Thursday would probably be a nice day to be buried on,' Nancy joked.
If you joke, you tell someone something that is not true in order to amuse yourself.
Don't get defensive, Charlie. I was only joking.
'I wish you made as much fuss of me,' Vera joked.
inflections jokesjokingjokedjosh
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