Definition of Joke

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Definition of Joke

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

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

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

If you tell a joke in the forest, but nobody laughs, was it a joke?
Steven Wright

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

I'm gonna fix that last joke by taking out all the words and adding new ones.
Mitch Hedberg

The gods too are fond of a joke.
Aristotle

Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.
Will Rogers

Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on Thee, and I'll forgive Thy great big joke on me.
Robert Frost

Men reach their sexual peak at eighteen. Women reach theirs at thirty-five. Do you get the feeling that God is playing a practical joke?
Rita Rudner

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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