joke
noun
[ dʒəʊk ]
• 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 story,
jest,
witticism,
quip,
pleasantry,
pun,
play on words,
shaggy-dog story,
old chestnut,
double entendre,
in-joke,
gag,
wisecrack,
crack,
funny,
one-liner,
rib-tickler,
killer,
knee-slapper,
thigh-slapper,
boffola,
blague,
joke
verb
• make jokes; talk humorously or flippantly.
• "she could laugh and joke with her colleagues"
Similar:
tell jokes,
crack jokes,
jest,
banter,
quip,
wisecrack,
josh,
fool,
fool about,
fool around,
play a prank,
play a trick,
play a joke,
play a practical joke,
tease,
hoax,
pull someone's leg,
mess someone about,
mess someone around,
kid,
make a monkey out of someone,
mess,
have someone on,
wind someone up,
fun,
shuck someone,
pull someone's chain,
put someone on,
rot someone,
Origin:
late 17th century (originally slang): perhaps from Latin jocus ‘jest, wordplay’.
