joke

joke  (jk)

n.

1. Something said or done to evoke laughter or amusement, especially an amusing story with a punch line.

2. A mischievous trick; a prank.

3. An amusing or ludicrous incident or situation.

4. Informal

a. Something not to be taken seriously; a triviality: The accident was no joke.

b. An object of amusement or laughter; a laughingstock: His loud tie was the joke of the office.

v. joked, jok·ing, jokes

v.intr.

1. To tell or play jokes; jest.

2. To speak in fun; be facetious.

v.tr.

To make fun of; tease.

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[Latin iocus; see yek- in Indo-European roots.]

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joking·ly adv.

Synonyms: joke, jest, witticism, quip, sally, crack, wisecrack, gag
These nouns refer to something that is said or done in order to evoke laughter or amusement. Joke especially denotes an amusing story with a punch line at the end: told jokes at the party.
Jest suggests frolicsome humor: amusing jests that defused the tense situation.
A witticism is a witty, usually cleverly phrased remark: a speech full of witticisms.
A quip is a clever, pointed, often sarcastic remark: responded to the tough questions with quips.
Sally denotes a sudden quick witticism: ended the debate with a brilliant sally.
Crack and wisecrack refer less formally to flippant or sarcastic retorts: made a crack about my driving ability; punished for making wisecracks in class.
Gag is principally applicable to a broadly comic remark or to comic by-play in a theatrical routine: one of the most memorable gags in the history of vaudeville.

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joke [dʒəʊk]

n

1. a humorous anecdote

2. something that is said or done for fun; prank

3. a ridiculous or humorous circumstance

4. a person or thing inspiring ridicule or amusement; butt

5. a matter to be joked about or ignored

joking apart seriously: said to recall a discussion to seriousness after there has been joking

no joke something very serious

vb

1. (intr) to tell jokes

2. (intr) to speak or act facetiously or in fun

3. to make fun of (someone); tease; kid

[from Latin jocus a jest]

jokingly  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	joke - 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 his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point" gag, jape, jest, laugh humor, wit, witticism, wittiness, humour - a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter gag line, punch line, tag line, laugh line - the point of a joke or humorous story howler, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper, wow, belly laugh, riot, scream - a joke that seems extremely funny blue joke, blue story, dirty joke, dirty story - an indelicate joke ethnic joke - a joke at the expense of some ethnic group funny, funny remark, funny story, good story - an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line); "she told a funny story"; "she made a funny" in-joke - a joke that is appreciated only by members of some particular group of people one-liner - a one-line joke shaggy dog story - a long rambling joke whose humor derives from its pointlessness sick joke - a joke in bad taste sight gag, visual joke - a joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie)
	2.	joke - activity characterized by good humor jest, jocularity diversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" drollery, waggery - a quaint and amusing jest leg-pull, leg-pulling - as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true pleasantry - an agreeable or amusing remark; "they exchange pleasantries"
	3.	joke - a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement antic, prank, put-on, trick, caper diversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" dirty trick - an unkind or aggressive trick practical joke - a prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish)
	4.	joke - a triviality not to be taken seriously; "I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke" puniness, slightness, triviality, pettiness - the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
Verb	1.	joke - tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious" jest communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" quip, gag - make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during dinner" fool around, horse around, arse around, fool - indulge in horseplay; "Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about" pun - make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning"
	2.	joke - act in a funny or teasing way jest behave, act, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" antic, clown, clown around - act as or like a clown

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joke

noun

1. jest, gag (informal), wisecrack (informal), witticism, crack (informal), sally, quip, josh (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), pun, quirk, one-liner (informal), jape No one told worse jokes than Claus.

2. jest, laugh, fun, josh (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), lark, sport, frolic, whimsy, jape It was probably just a joke to them, but it wasn't funny to me.

3. farce, nonsense, parody, sham, mockery, absurdity, travesty, ridiculousness The police investigation was a joke. A total cover-up.

4. prank, trick, practical joke, lark (informal), caper, frolic, escapade, antic, jape I thought she was playing a joke on me at first but she wasn't.

5. laughing stock, butt, clown, buffoon, simpleton That man is just a complete joke.

verb

jest, kid (informal), fool, mock, wind up (Brit. slang), tease, ridicule, taunt, quip, josh (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), banter, deride, frolic, chaff, gambol, play the fool, play a trick Don't get defensive, Charlie. I was only joking.

Proverbs
"Many a true word is spoken in jest"

Translations

joke [dʒəʊk]

A. N (= witticism, story) → chiste m; (= practical joke) → broma f; (= hoax) → broma f; (= person) → hazmerreír m
what sort of a joke is this? → ¿qué clase de broma es ésta?
the joke is that → lo gracioso es que ...
to take sth as a joke → tomar algo a broma
to treat sth as a joke → tomar algo a broma
it's (gone) beyond a joke (Brit) → esto no tiene nada de gracioso
to crack a joke → hacer un chiste
to crack jokes with sb → contarse chistes con algn
they spent an evening cracking jokes together → pasaron una tarde contándose chistes
for a joke → en broma
one can have a joke with her → tiene mucho sentido del humor
is that your idea of a joke? → ¿es que eso tiene gracia?
he will have his little joke → siempre está con sus bromas
to make a joke → hacer un chiste (about sth sobre algo) he made a joke of the disaster → se tomó el desastre a risa
it's no joke → no tiene nada de divertido
it's no joke having to go out in this weather → no tiene nada de divertido salir con este tiempo
the joke is on you → la broma la pagas tú
to play a joke on sb → gastar una broma a algn
I don't see the joke → no le veo la gracia
he's a standing joke → es un pobre hombre
it's a standing joke here → aquí eso siempre provoca risa
I can take a joke → tengo mucha correa or mucho aguante
he can't take a joke → no le gusta que le tomen el pelo
to tell a joke → contar un chiste (about sth sobre algo)
why do you have to turn everything into a joke? → ¿eres incapaz de tomar nada en serio?
what a joke! (iro) → ¡qué gracia!(iro)

B. VI (= make jokes) → contar chistes, hacer chistes; (= be frivolous) → bromear
to joke about sth (= make jokes about) → contar chistes sobre algo; (= make light of) → tomarse algo a risa
I was only joking → lo dije en broma, no iba en serio
I'm not joking → hablo en serio
you're joking!; you must be joking! → ¡no lo dices en serio!

C. CPD joke book N → libro m de chistes

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joke [ˈdʒəʊk]

n

(verbal) → plaisanterie f
to tell a joke → raconter une plaisanterie
it's no joke (= no fun) → ce n'est pas drôle
to go beyond a joke (British) → dépasser les bornes
to make a joke of sth → tourner qch à la plaisanterie

(also practical joke) → farce f
to play a joke on sb → jouer un tour à qn, faire une farce à

(ridiculous) to be a joke → être une fumisterie
The decision was a joke → La décision était une fumisterie.

vi → plaisanter
I'm only joking → Je plaisante.
to joke about sth → plaisanter à propos de qch
you must be joking!, you've got to be joking! → vous voulez rire!

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joke

n → Witz m; (= hoax) → Scherz m; (= prank) → Streich m; (inf) (= pathetic person or thing) → Witz m; (= laughing stock) → Gespött nt, → Gelächter nt; for a joke → zum Spaß, zum or aus Jux (inf); I don’t see the joke → ich möchte wissen, was daran so lustig ist or sein soll; he treats the school rules as a big joke → für ihn sind die Schulregeln ein Witz; he can/can’t take a joke → er versteht Spaß/keinen Spaß; what a joke! → zum Totlachen! (inf), → zum Schießen! (inf); it’s no joke → das ist nicht witzig; the joke is that … → das Witzige or Lustige daran ist, dass …; it’s beyond a joke (Brit) → das ist kein Spaß or Witz mehr, das ist nicht mehr lustig; this is getting beyond a joke (Brit) → das geht (langsam) zu weit; the joke was on me → der Spaß ging auf meine Kosten; why do you have to turn everything into a joke? → warum müssen Sie über alles Ihre Witze machen?, warum müssen Sie alles ins Lächerliche ziehen?; I’m not in the mood for jokes → ich bin nicht zu(m) Scherzen aufgelegt; to play a joke on somebody → jdm einen Streich spielen; to make a joke of something → Witze über etw (acc) → machen; to make jokes about somebody/something → sich über jdn/etw lustig machen, über jdn/etw Witze machen or reißen (inf)

vi → Witze machen, scherzen (geh) (→ about über +acc); (= pull sb’s leg) → Spaß machen; I’m not joking → ich meine das ernst; you must be joking! → das ist ja wohl nicht Ihr Ernst, das soll wohl ein Witz sein; you’re joking! → mach keine Sachen (inf) → or Witze!; …, he joked → …, sagte er scherzhaft

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joke [dʒəʊk]

1. n (verbal) → battuta; (practical joke) → scherzo; (funny story) → barzelletta
to tell a joke → raccontare una barzelletta
to make a joke about sth → fare una battuta su qc
for a joke → per scherzo
what a joke! (iro) → bello scherzo!
it's no joke → non è uno scherzo
the joke is that ... → la cosa buffa è che...
the joke is on you → chi ci perde, comunque, sei tu
it's (gone) beyond a joke → lo scherzo sta diventando pesante
to play a joke on sb → fare uno scherzo a qn
I don't see the joke → non capisco cosa ci sia da ridere
he can't take a joke → non sa stare allo scherzo

2. vi → scherzare
I was only joking → stavo solo scherzando
you're or you must be joking! → stai scherzando!, scherzi!

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joke [dʒəʊk]

1. n (verbal) → battuta; (practical joke) → scherzo; (funny story) → barzelletta
to tell a joke → raccontare una barzelletta
to make a joke about sth → fare una battuta su qc
for a joke → per scherzo
what a joke! (iro) → bello scherzo!
it's no joke → non è uno scherzo
the joke is that ... → la cosa buffa è che...
the joke is on you → chi ci perde, comunque, sei tu
it's (gone) beyond a joke → lo scherzo sta diventando pesante
to play a joke on sb → fare uno scherzo a qn
I don't see the joke → non capisco cosa ci sia da ridere
he can't take a joke → non sa stare allo scherzo

2. vi → scherzare
I was only joking → stavo solo scherzando
you're or you must be joking! → stai scherzando!, scherzi!

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joke

n joke [dʒəuk]

1 anything said or done to cause laughter He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost. grappies, speletjies مَزْحَه، مَقْلَب шега vtip, žert vittighed der Witz αστείο, ανέκδοτο, φάρσα chiste nali شوخی؛ جوک vitsi blague בְּדִיחָה चुटकुला šala tréfa lelucon brandari barzelletta 冗談 농담 juokas, pokštas joks jenaka; gurauan grap vits, spøk, fleip kawał, żart partida glumă анекдот; шутка vtip šala šala skämt, vits, skoj เรื่องตลก şaka 笑話 жарт ہنسی کی بات lời nói đùa 笑话

2 something that causes laughter or amusement The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish. grap, snaaksheid نُكْتَه смешка legrace morsomhed der Streich αστείο, κτ. που προκαλεί γέλιο gracia nali شوخی hupijuttu tour בְּדִיחָה मजाक, पहरिहास doskočica móka lelucon spaug, brandari cosa ridicola 笑いぐさ 웃기는 것 juokingas dalykas joks kelakar grap spøk, vittighet kawał piada renghi смешной случай zábava šala štos lustighet, spratt สิ่งขบขัน komik olay, gülünç bir şey 笑料 сміх; анекдот لطیفہ trò đùa 笑料

v

1 to make a joke or jokes They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards. 'n grap maak of vertel يَمْزَح шегувам се dělat si legraci (z) gøre grin med necken κάνω αστεία contar chistes teravmeelitsema شوخی کردن؛ جوک گفتن vitsailla plaisanter, (se) moquer (de) לְהִתבַּדֵח मजाक करना šaliti se tréfál bergurau segja brandara, grínast með scherzare 冗談をとばす 농담하다 juokauti, juoktis jokot berjenaka grappen maken spøke, slå vitser żartować brincar a glumi; a râde de подшучивать robiť si (z koho) žarty šaliti se zbijati šale skämta, skoja พูดตลก şaka yapmak 開玩笑 дражнити مزاق بنانا giễu cợt 开玩笑

2 to talk playfully and not seriously Don't be upset by what he said – he was only joking. skerts, kwinkslag يَمْزَح майтапя се žertovat lave sjov spaßen αστειεύομαι (στη συζήτηση) bromear nalja tegema به شوخی گفتن؛ شوخی کردن pilailla plaisanter לִצחוֹק गंभीरता से नहीं यूंही खेलना šaliti se tréfál, mókázik bergurau gera að gamni sínu scherzare 冗談で言う 장난삼아 말하다 juokauti jokot bergurau grappen maken erte, spøke (med) żartować brincar a glumi шутить žartovať šaliti se govoriti u šali skämtare พูดเล่น takılmak, şaka olsun diye söylemek 說笑開玩笑 жартувати ہنسی مزاق کرنا nói đùa 开玩笑

n joker

1 in a pack of playing-cards, an extra card (usually having a picture of a jester) used in some games. joker جوكَر في وَرَق اللعب жокер žolík joker der Joker μπαλαντέρ comodín jokker ژوکر jokeri joker ג'וֹקֶר उपहासक joker (karte) dzsóker kartu joker jóker matta, jolly ジョーカー (카드놀이에서) 조커 džiokeris džokers (kāršu spēlē) joker joker joker dżoker diabrete joker джокер žolík joker džoker joker ไพ่โจ๊กเกอร์; ไพ่พิเศษ joker (紙牌)百搭, 王撲克牌)鬼牌(紙牌)百搭, 王牌 джокер تاش کا غلام quân hề （纸牌）百搭, 王牌

2 a person who enjoys telling jokes, playing tricks etc. grapjas, nar, grapmaker, skertser; asjas, speelman مَزّاح шегаджия šprýmař spøgefugl der Spaßvogel καλαμπουρτζής bromista naljahammas آدم شوخ leikinlaskija blagueur/-euse בַדחָן, לֵיצָן मजाकिया व्यक्ति šaljivdžija mókás ember pelawak spaugfugl burlone 冗談を言う人 익살꾼 juokdarys, pokštininkas jokdaris; zobgalis pelawak grappenmaker spøkefugl kawalarz birncalhão glumeţ; farsor шутник figliar šaljivec zabavljač skämtare ตัวตลก şakacı kimse 愛開玩笑的人 жартівник, насмішник مسخرا آدمی người thích đùa 爱开玩笑的人

adv jokingly

He looked out at the rain and jokingly suggested a walk. skertsend, grappenderwys, spottend, speel-speel, vir die grap بِمزاح шеговито žertem for sjov zum Spaß στ' αστεία en broma naljaviluks به شوخی piloillaan en plaisantant בִּצחוֹק मजाक में u šali tréfásan dengan bergurau á gamansaman hátt scherzosamente 冗談に 농담으로 juokais jokojoties; pa jokam secara bergurau voor de grap for spøk, spøkende żartobliwie por graça în glumă в шутку žartom v šali u šali det är [] inget att skämta om อย่างขบขัน şakayla, şakadan 開玩笑地 жартома مزاق میں đùa bỡn 开玩笑地

it's no joke

it is a serious or worrying matter It's no joke when water gets into the petrol tank. dit is geen grap nie, dit is niks om oor te lag nie, dit is nie iets om oor te lag nie الأمْرُ جدّي وخَطير، ليس مَزْحَه не е шега to není legrace ingen spøg es ist nicht spaßig δεν είναι καθόλου αστείο, είναι σοβαρό θέμα no tiene gracia asi on naljast kaugel موضوع مهمی بودن siitä on leikki kaukana ce n'est pas drôle זֶה לא צְחוֹק यह कोई खेल नहीं ozbiljno nem tréfa serius það er ekkert gamanmál (c'è poco da scherzare), (è una cosa seria) 冗談どころじゃない 웃을 일이 아니다 ne juokai tas nav nekāds joks bukan main-main het is geen grapje det er ingen spøk nie ma żartów é um caso sério nu-i de glumit дело серьёзное to nie je žart to pa ni šala nije šala det är [] inget att skämta om ไม่ตลก ciddî, şaka değil 不是鬧著玩的不是開玩笑的事 це не жарти سنجیدہ بات ہے không đùa 不是开玩笑的事

joking apart/aside

let us stop joking and talk seriously I feel like going to Timbuctoo for the weekend – but, joking apart, I do need a rest! alle grappies/gekheid op 'n stokkie, sonder speletjies, in erns لِنَضَعَ المزاح جانبا шегата настрана žerty stranou spøg til side Spaß beiseite για να αφήσουμε τα αστεία bromas aparte nali naljaks, aga از شوخی گذشته leikki sikseen blague à part צְחוֹק בַּצָד, בִּרצִינוּת मजाक से इतर šalu na stranu tréfán kívül secara serius að öllu gamni slepptu scherzi a parte 冗談はさておき 농담은 그만두고 juokai juokais, bet; užtenka juokų bez jokiem sesuatu yang kelakar in alle ernst spøk til side żarty żartami fora de brincadeira шутки в сторону žarty nabok šalo na stran zaista skämt åsido เครียดอยู่ชั่วขณะ şaka bir yana 言歸正傳 годі жартувати; без жартів سنجیدگی سے بات کریں nói nghiêm túc 言归正传

take a joke

to be able to accept or laugh at a joke played on oneself The trouble with him is that he can't take a joke. grap vat يَقْبَل النُّكْتَه нося на майтап rozumět legraci tage en spøg Spaß verstehen παίρνω από αστεία tener sentido del humor nalja mõistma جنبه شوخی و جوک را داشتن و خندیدن osata nauraa itselleen entendre à rire לְקַבֵּל בְּדִיחָה मजाक बरदाश्त करना prihvatiti šalu érti a tréfát lapang dada, tahan menghadapi senda gurau taka gríni stare allo scherzo 笑ってすます 놀림을 당해도 화내지 않다 suprasti juoką saprast joku dibawa bergurau tegen een grapje kunnen forstå en spøk, tåle en vits znać się na żartach ter sentido de humor a avea simţul umo­rului правильно воспринимать шутки poznať žarty razumeti šalo na svoj račun prihvatiti šalu tåla (förstå) skämt รับมุข şaka kaldırmak, şakaya gelmek 經得起開玩笑 розуміти жарти مزاق برداشت کرنا biết đùa 经得起开玩笑

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joke → نكتة, يمزح vtip, vtipkovat fortælle vittigheder, vittighed scherzen, Witz αστειεύομαι, αστείο broma, bromear vitsailla, vitsi blague, blaguer šaliti se, vic scherzare, scherzo 冗談, 冗談を言う 농담, 농담하다 grapje, grappen maken spøk, spøke żart, zażartować brincar, piada шутить, шутка skämt, skämta เรื่องตลก, พูดตลก şaka, şaka yapmak lời nói đùa, nói đùa 开玩笑, 笑话