Definitions for jokes

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jokes joke

Spelling: [johk]

IPA: /dʒoʊk/

Jokes is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 18 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 22 points.

You can make 32 anagrams from letters in jokes (ejkos).

Definitions for jokes

noun

1. something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act:
2. something that is amusing or ridiculous, especially because of being ludicrously inadequate or a sham; a thing, situation, or person laughed at rather than taken seriously; farce:
3. a matter that need not be taken very seriously; trifling matter:
4. something that does not present the expected challenge; something very easy:
5. practical joke.

verb (used with object)

1. to subject to jokes; make fun of; tease.
2. to obtain by joking:

verb (used without object)

1. to speak or act in a playful or merry way:
2. to say something in fun or teasing rather than in earnest; be facetious:

Origin of jokes

First recorded in 1660-70, joke is from the Latin word jocus jest

Examples for jokes

At first, she thought he was just joking around, but soon, Mulvehill was scaring her, according to the report.

All joking aside, what was once considered an expensive gimmick is on the verge of going mainstream.

Miss G. You're joking,—and I believe, sir, you're not over and above sober.

Arthur was not inclined for joking; the affair perplexed him in no ordinary degree.

The best celebrities understood that Rivers' joking wasn't personal, said Kotsiopoulos.

joking is undignified; that is why it is so good for one's soul.

I was just joking about how you never get over thinking I'm a little boy.

"I think more of the sorrows of Sir Condy," says my master, joking like.

“A few bad shows, a few failures, and I could be sleeping on the street,” she once said, not joking.

At the end of that sequence, Johnny was joking around and said, “We should just put them to work and retire.”