joke
An amusing story.
Noun 4 meanings
An amusing story.
Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.
“It was a joke!”
A laughably worthless thing or person; a sham.
“Your effort at cleaning your room is a joke.”
Something that is far easier or far less challenging than expected.
“The final exam was a joke.”
Verb 3 meanings
To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.
“I didn’t mean what I said — I was only joking.”
To dupe in a friendly manner for amusement; to mess with, play with.
“Relax, man, I'm just joking with you.”
To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally.
“to joke a comrade”
Etymology
From Latin iocus (“joke, jest, pastime”), 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 Proto-Celtic *yextis (“language”) (Breton yezh (“language”) and Welsh iaith (“language”)) and German Beichte (“confession”)).
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JOKE at a glance
JOKE has 4 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (J 8 + O 1 + K 5 + E 1) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,065 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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