joke en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈd͡ʒəʊ̯k/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /ˈd͡ʒəʉ̯k/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈd͡ʒɐ̝ʉ̯k/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈd͡ʒɵ̞ʊ̯k/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈd͡ʒoʊ̯k/ (Canadian, General-American, Standard)
- /ˈd͡ʒɔʊ̯k/ (Canadian, General-American, Standard)
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”)). Cognate with French jeu, Italian gioco, Portuguese jogo, Spanish juego, Romanian joc, English Yule, Danish Jule, Norwegian Bokmål Jul, Swedish Jul, and Norwegian Nynorsk jol.
Meanings
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An amusing story.
Or witty joke our airy senses moves / To pleasant laughter.
1708, John Gay, Wine:
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Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.
It was a joke!
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(figuratively) A laughably worthless thing or person; a sham.
Your effort at cleaning your room is a joke.
The president was a joke.
The other wheel on the tender of the L.N.W.R. engines operated the tender brake, and this was always rather a joke. Sometimes it operated with good results and on other occasions it did not.
1943 September and October, T. Lovatt Williams, “Some Reminiscences of the Footplate—II”, in Railway Magazine, page 272:
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(figuratively) Something that is far easier or far less challenging than expected.
The final exam was a joke.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| jokes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
limerick · parody · pun · comedy
Deriveds
running joke · joke shop · dial-a-joke · jokelet · one joke · sick joke · jokes aside · take a joke · no joke · jokey · in-joke · jokette · nonjoke · knock-knock joke · light bulb joke · Kerryman joke · fourth wall joke · lightbulb joke · standing joke · dick joke · half joke · brick joke · jokesome · knock knock joke · practical joke · jokester · joky · jokish · jokely · Irish joke · there's a grain of truth in every joke · all jokes aside · inside joke · metajoke · joke Joyce · jokelike · jokefest · joke thief · beyond a joke · dirty joke · Newfie joke · dad joke · the jokes write themselves · private joke · jokesmith · brown joke · antijoke · joke book · make a joke of · joke theft · jokeproof · joke line · green joke · jokeless · anti-joke · bad joke · jokee · jokist · jokeman · the joke is on someone · jokeful · blonde joke · jokefic
Descendants
jôc · ジョーク · جوک · joke · joke · 冗句
Hyponyms
wheeze · prank · feghoot · jest · pun · repartee · zinger · bit · knee slapper · funny · double entendre · wind up · shaggy dog story · put-on · bon mot · jape · wisecrack · one-liner · practical joke · witticism · dirty joke · quip · mot · prat · in-joke · leg-pull · full-deckism · shtick · rib-tickler · gag · wordplay · crack
Relateds
joker · fun · laugh · jester · witty · ridicule · laughingstock · jocular
Synonyms
Translations (336)
nn vits (amusing story) · eo amuzaĵo (amusing story) · tl biro (something said or done for amusement) · pt piada (worthless thing or person) · cs žertík (something said or done for amusement) · es gracieta (something said or done for amusement) · be жарт (amusing story) · ru кло́ун (worthless thing or person) · ota اویون (something said or done for amusement) · el αστείο (something said or done for amusement) · es jarana (something said or done for amusement) · ru анекдо́т (amusing story) · th มุก (amusing story) · cs vtip (amusing story) · yi וויץ (something said or done for amusement) · pl kawał (something said or done for amusement) · ko 농담 (something said or done for amusement) · ar هَزْل (something said or done for amusement) · ug مايداڭ (something said or done for amusement) · es broma (amusing story) · tl biro (amusing story) · ka დასაცინი (worthless thing or person) · ja 冗談 (amusing story) · it battuta (something said or done for amusement) · hak 笑話 /笑话 (amusing story) · lv joks (amusing story) · de Streich (something said or done for amusement) · ta நகைச்சுவை (amusing story) · hi लतीफ़ा (something said or done for amusement) · el ανέκδοτο (amusing story) · cmn 玩笑 (something said or done for amusement) · ia burla (something said or done for amusement) · tg мазоҳ (something said or done for amusement) · ro șagă (amusing story) · kk ажуа (something said or done for amusement) · es chiste (amusing story) · th มุก (something said or done for amusement) · fa-ira مِزاح (amusing story) · hu vicc (worthless thing or person) · ce бегаш (amusing story) · es tomadura de pelo (worthless thing or person) · tg ҳазл (something said or done for amusement) · sv vits (amusing story) · fi vitsi (amusing story) · es chascarrillo (amusing story) · nl grap (something said or done for amusement) · et nali (amusing story) · hy կատակ (amusing story) · az zarafat (something said or done for amusement) · fi sutkaus (something said or done for amusement) · de Witz (something said or done for amusement) · sa उपहासगिर् (something said or done for amusement) · is brandari (amusing story) · kea txakóta (something said or done for amusement) · afb نكتة (something said or done for amusement) · kmr henek (something said or done for amusement) · ca broma (something said or done for amusement) · uk жарт (amusing story) · gd fealla-dhà (amusing story) · sh ша́ла (something said or done for amusement) · cs vtip (something said or done for amusement) · nb spøk (something said or done for amusement) · yi וויץ (amusing story) · izh šuutka (amusing story) · fa-ira شوخی (amusing story) · nl geintje (something said or done for amusement) · fr blague (amusing story) · ur لَطِیفَہ (amusing story) · es cuchufleta (something said or done for amusement) · my အသော (something said or done for amusement) · eo amuzaĵo (something said or done for amusement) · ka ხუმრობა (something said or done for amusement) · es facecia (something said or done for amusement) · sh ша́ла (amusing story) · ur لَطِیفَہ (something said or done for amusement) · cs klaun (worthless thing or person) · ta நகைச்சுவை (something said or done for amusement) · ce забар (amusing story) · ar نُكْتَة (amusing story) · fr raté (worthless thing or person) · cy jôc (amusing story) · nn spøk (something said or done for amusement) · ms seloroh (amusing story) · lo ເລື່ອງຕະຫຼົກ (something said or done for amusement) · pt piada (amusing story) · fi vitsi (worthless thing or person) · uk жарт (something said or done for amusement) · sv skämt (something said or done for amusement) · ro glumă (amusing story) · uz latifa (amusing story) · tk degişme (amusing story) · fi läppä (amusing story) · sq hajgare (amusing story) · sq shaka (amusing story) · ja 冗談 (something said or done for amusement) · vi câu nói đùa (something said or done for amusement) · nl mop (amusing story) · th เรื่องตลก (something said or done for amusement) · ru остро́та (something said or done for amusement) · vi chuyện tiếu lâm (amusing story) · hi मज़ाक़ (something said or done for amusement) · fi pila (something said or done for amusement) · tr latife (something said or done for amusement) · la iocus (something said or done for amusement) · ckb گاڵتە (worthless thing or person) · nb vits (worthless thing or person) · bg шега́ (amusing story) · hu vicc (the root issue) · vi đùa (something said or done for amusement) · mn онигоо (amusing story) · sq mbrrakulli (something said or done for amusement) · eo ŝerco (amusing story) · la facetia (something said or done for amusement) · lt juõkas (something said or done for amusement) · ar لَطِيفَة (amusing story) · ro banc (amusing story) · bg шега́ (something said or done for amusement) · et anekdoot (amusing story) · ru шут (worthless thing or person) · pl żart (something said or done for amusement) · cs šašek (worthless thing or person) · nl grol (amusing story) · kk қалжың (something said or done for amusement) · ckb نوکتە (amusing story) · tk oýun (something said or done for amusement) · uz xazil (something said or done for amusement) · vi lời nói đùa (something said or done for amusement) · lt pókštas (something said or done for amusement) · bn প্রহসন (something said or done for amusement) · uk до́теп (amusing story) · fr plaisanterie (amusing story) · ar نُكْتَة (something said or done for amusement) · ml തമാശ (amusing story) · war ti-aw (amusing story) · ota اویون (amusing story) · pdt Spos (amusing story) · pl dowcip (amusing story) · pl dowcip (something said or done for amusement) · ka მასხარა (worthless thing or person) · ro glumă (something said or done for amusement) · de Witz (worthless thing or person) · cs vtípek (something said or done for amusement) · tr fıkra (amusing story) · yi שפּאַס (something said or done for amusement) · ar نَادِرَة (amusing story) · fa-ira لَطیفِه (amusing story) · pl żart (amusing story) · sh šála (something said or done for amusement) · kk ойын (something said or done for amusement) · it barzelletta (amusing story) · is grín (something said or done for amusement) · arz نكتة (amusing story) · ky тамаша (amusing story) · ota شقا (something said or done for amusement) · nan-hbl 笑詼 /笑诙 (amusing story) · kk әзіл (something said or done for amusement) · bg анекдо́т (amusing story) · rmn pherǎs (something said or done for amusement) · rue фіґель (amusing story) · ps انک (something said or done for amusement) · it scherzo (something said or done for amusement) · de Spaß (something said or done for amusement) · el πλάκα (something said or done for amusement) · it burla (worthless thing or person) · de Scherz (something said or done for amusement) · km ពាក្យនិយាយលេង (something said or done for amusement) · la iocus (amusing story) · ota لطیفه (something said or done for amusement) · es coña (something said or done for amusement) · sq tallje (amusing story) · cy jôcs (amusing story) · sq shaka (something said or done for amusement) · rmn pherǎs (amusing story) · sw kasheshe (amusing story) · fi vitsi (something said or done for amusement) · hi चुटकुला (amusing story) · sv rolig historia (amusing story) · ug ھەزىل (something said or done for amusement) · ur ہَزْل (something said or done for amusement) · bo བསྟན་ཤིག་སློང (something said or done for amusement) · izh nalja (amusing story) · pl dowcip (the root issue) · fr blague (something said or done for amusement) · ru шу́тка (amusing story) · afb نكتة (amusing story) · fa-ira هَزْل (something said or done for amusement) · ce забар (something said or done for amusement) · eu txantxa (something said or done for amusement) · mn хошигнол (something said or done for amusement) · grc σκῶμμα (amusing story) · pl kawał (amusing story) · grc χλεύη (something said or done for amusement) · ky азил (something said or done for amusement) · fo skemtisøga (amusing story) · sa विनोदकणिका (something said or done for amusement) · ka სასაცილო (worthless thing or person) · sl šala (amusing story) · ko 롱담 (amusing story) · lus fiamthu (amusing story) · hy հանաք (amusing story) · acw نُكْتة (amusing story) · es broma (something said or done for amusement) · it celia (something said or done for amusement) · da joke (amusing story) · nl lol (something said or done for amusement) · fa-ira مَسْخَرِه (worthless thing or person) · ug چاقچاق (something said or done for amusement) · ms lawak (something said or done for amusement) · he בְּדִיחָה (amusing story) · hi लतीफ़ा (amusing story) · id lelucon (something said or done for amusement) · tl gaguhan (worthless thing or person) · it battuta (amusing story) · om qoosaa (amusing story) · mk шега (something said or done for amusement) · ko 농담 (amusing story) · tg аския (amusing story) · fa-ira مِزاح (something said or done for amusement) · fr joke (amusing story) · hu tréfa (something said or done for amusement) · tg латифа (amusing story) · de Witz (amusing story) · fr plaisanterie (something said or done for amusement) · da vittighed (amusing story) · ru шу́тка (something said or done for amusement) · ajp نكتة (amusing story) · it celia (amusing story) · ga cleas (something said or done for amusement) · tr şaka (something said or done for amusement) · ky тамаша (something said or done for amusement) · sk vtip (something said or done for amusement) · nl grap (worthless thing or person) · ota لطیفه (amusing story) · pl żart (worthless thing or person) · da vits (amusing story) · ms jenaka (amusing story) · bg виц (amusing story) · mk шега (amusing story) · la nūgae (amusing story) · ru посме́шище (worthless thing or person) · sk žart (something said or done for amusement) · id candaan (amusing story) · is spaug (something said or done for amusement) · ko 롱담 (something said or done for amusement) · rue анекдо́т (amusing story) · sh šála (amusing story) · nan-hbl 笑話 /笑话 (amusing story) · fa-ira شوخی (something said or done for amusement) · tg шӯхӣ (something said or done for amusement) · kea txokóta (something said or done for amusement) · nl aanfluiting (worthless thing or person) · tl panggagago (worthless thing or person) · kmr galte (something said or done for amusement) · ca acudit (amusing story) · es chistosería (something said or done for amusement) · pt piada (something said or done for amusement) · fa-ira شوت (worthless thing or person) · lv joks (something said or done for amusement) · fi pila (amusing story) · ka ხუმრობა (amusing story) · rsk франта (something said or done for amusement) · ps ټوکه (something said or done for amusement) · bo ཀྱལ (amusing story) · be до́сціп (amusing story) · vo cog (something said or done for amusement) · cs žert (something said or done for amusement) · rue смішо́к (amusing story) · ka ანეკდოტი (amusing story) · fi kuje (something said or done for amusement) · sk vtip (amusing story) · hi चुटकुला (something said or done for amusement) · ckb گاڵتە (something said or done for amusement) · be анекдо́т (amusing story) · be жарт (something said or done for amusement) · fo krønika (amusing story) · fr ratée (worthless thing or person) · kmr henek (amusing story) · ce бегаш (something said or done for amusement) · rmn devruś (worthless thing or person) · cop ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲃⲓ (amusing story) · nl grap (amusing story) · ary نكتة (amusing story) · hu vicc (amusing story) · sq mbrrakulli (amusing story) · pl krotochwila (amusing story) · ug لەتىپە (amusing story) · sv skämt (worthless thing or person) · gd fealla-dhà (something said or done for amusement) · sl šala (something said or done for amusement) · az məzə (the root issue) · co macagna (amusing story) · it scherzo (amusing story) · he בְּדִיחָה (something said or done for amusement) · sv skämt (amusing story) · ur مَذاق (something said or done for amusement) · ro glumă (worthless thing or person) · sw kasheshe (something said or done for amusement) · rsk жарта (something said or done for amusement) · ml തമാശ (something said or done for amusement) · fo skemt (something said or done for amusement) · ar طُرْفَة (amusing story) · uk анекдо́т (amusing story) · km ហាសវត្ថុ (amusing story) · da spøg (something said or done for amusement) · id lawak (something said or done for amusement) · fi kasku (amusing story) · sw mzaha (something said or done for amusement) · cop ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲃⲓ (something said or done for amusement) · ug شاڭخو (amusing story) · grc χλεύη (amusing story) · yue 笑話 /笑话 (amusing story) · ta வேடிக்கை (something said or done for amusement) · co macagna (something said or done for amusement) · tl gago (worthless thing or person) · km ល្បែងលេងសើច (something said or done for amusement) · sq rrojmë (amusing story) · pt brincadeira (something said or done for amusement) · is brandari (worthless thing or person) · grc σκῶμμα (something said or done for amusement) · ja ジョーク (something said or done for amusement) · gd cleas (something said or done for amusement) · eu txiste (amusing story) · fi kepponen (something said or done for amusement) · vo cogil (something said or done for amusement) · hy կատակ (something said or done for amusement) · fi kasku (something said or done for amusement) · nl mop (something said or done for amusement) · et nali (something said or done for amusement) · cmn 笑話 /笑话 (amusing story) · az lətifə (amusing story) · uz mazah (something said or done for amusement) · nb vits (amusing story) · bn রসিকতা (something said or done for amusement) · sa अभिहास (something said or done for amusement) · ota شقا (amusing story) · fa-ira جوک (amusing story)