joke

noun · verbA1

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noun

Plural noun:

jokes

1.
An amusing story.
2.
Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.
It was a joke!
3.
(figuratively)A laughably worthless thing or person; a sham.
Your effort at cleaning your room is a joke.
The president was a joke.
4.
(figuratively)Something that is far easier or far less challenging than expected.
The final exam was a joke.

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verb

V_es/s

jokes

V_ing/Gerund

joking

V_ed/pp

joked

1.
(intransitive)To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.
I didn’t mean what I said — I was only joking.
2.
(intransitive)(intransitive, followed by with) To dupe in a friendly manner for amusement; to mess with, play with.
Relax, man, I'm just joking with you.
Đồng nghĩa: sport
3.
(dated, transitive)To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally.
to joke a comrade

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Đồng nghĩa

sport jestsport (formal)

Cùng gốc / liên quan

jocular jeer mock

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From la iocus, from Proto-Italic *jokos (word, (playful?) saying), from Proto-Indo-European *yokos (word, utterance), from ultimate root Proto-Indo-European *yek- (to speak, utter) (of which distant cognates include language (yezh language and iaith language) and Beichte confession). Cognate with jeu, gioco, jogo, juego, joc, Yule, Jule, Jul, Jul, and jol.