jokes aside en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /dʒoʊks əˈsaɪd/ (General-American)
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of all jokes aside.
alt of all jokes aside
"Keeps me from attending to business. I am continually chasing fancies which lead nowhere. But, jokes aside, I want you for a while this afternoon, if you can get off."
1896, J.B. Lippincott and Company, editor, Lippincott's Monthly Magazine, volume 57, page 798: