Definition
a joke: a funny story, a jest, a gag, a bit of fun
I don't find that joke very funny. It does not make me laugh.
Philip, can't you take a joke? Stop being so serious, I was only having a bit of fun.
to joke, to make a joke, to joke around: to make people laugh, to act in a funny way, to jest
I was just joking. I wasn't serious.
Don't joke around with me! Be sincere, serious with me!
Don't joke around with me! Be sincere, serious with me!
- "Do you know what happened to the last person who didn't think my jokes were funny?"
- "No, that's a joke."
- "Here's another joke: A man goes to the doctor and says, "Doctor, my wife thinks she's a chicken."
- "Marlene : Those weren't jokes."
- "Lots of sheep jokes."
- "You were really great out there, with all those jokes about killing people!"
- "You don't think my jokes are funny?"
- "Would you like to hear a joke?"
- "Marlene : Here's my first joke: a kangaroo walks into a bar and asks for a whiskey."
- "That wasn't a joke."
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