Word a Day
joke
What does joke mean?
joke (noun): a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use joke in a sentence?
- He told a very funny joke. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce joke?
/dʒoʊk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does joke come from?
From Latin iocus (“joke, jest, pastime”), from Proto-Italic *jokos (“word, (playful?) saying”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of joke?
Words related to joke
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “joke”?
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What does “joke” mean?
an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)
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a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
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the aggregate of past events, both unrecorded and recorded
Not quite: that's what history means.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
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Which word is closest in meaning to “joke”?
lot
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top
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end
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gag
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