Joke
Something said for the sake of exciting a laugh; something witty or sportive (commonly indicating more of hilarity or humor than jest); a jest; a witticism; as, to crack good-natured jokes.
Something not said seriously, or not actually meant; something done in sport.
To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally; to banter; as, to joke a comrade.
To do something for sport, or as a joke; to be merry in words or actions; to jest.
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Joke Quotations
A joke is a very serious thing.
Winston Churchill
My way of joking is to tell the truth. That's the funniest joke in the world.
Muhammad Ali
My life has been one great big joke, a dance that's walked a song that's spoke, I laugh so hard I almost choke when I think about myself.
Maya Angelou
The gods too are fond of a joke.
Aristotle
Why is Cloud 9 so amazing? What is wrong with Cloud 8? That joke came off the top of my head, and the top of my head ain't funny!
Mitch Hedberg
A dirty joke is a sort of mental rebellion.
George Orwell
I'm gonna fix that last joke by taking out all the words and adding new ones.
Mitch Hedberg
If you tell a joke in the forest, but nobody laughs, was it a joke?
Steven Wright
Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on Thee, and I'll forgive Thy great big joke on me.
Robert Frost
Gentle dullness ever loves a joke.
Alexander Pope
Joke Translations
joke in Dutch is mop, pots, grol, kwinkslag, grap
joke in French is esrrit, plaisanterie, plaisanter, farce
joke in Italian is scherzo, celia, lazzo, scherzare, tiro
joke in Latin is iocus
joke in Portuguese is gracejo
joke in Spanish is chasco, chiste, chancear, chanza, burla, broma
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