Word

joke, n.
(jokes)
freq. cnt. 12

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1

gag jape jest joke laugh

sample sentences

"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"

lexical pointers

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jocular jokester joke joke

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hypernym

wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness

part meronym

gag line, punch line, laugh line, tag line

hyponym

belly laugh, sidesplitter, howler, thigh-slapper, scream, wow, riot dirty joke, dirty story, blue joke, blue story ethnic joke funny story, good story, funny remark, funny in-joke one-liner shaggy dog story sick joke sight gag, visual joke

a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

antic caper joke prank put-on trick

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hypernym

recreation, diversion

hyponym

dirty trick practical joke

activity characterized by good humor
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

jest jocularity joke

lexical pointers

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jocular jokester joke joke

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semantic pointers

hypernym

recreation, diversion

hyponym

drollery, waggery leg-pull, leg-pulling pleasantry

a triviality not to be taken seriously
<noun.attribute>

joke

sample sentences

"I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke"

semantic pointers

hypernym

triviality, pettiness, slightness, puniness