Definition of Joke

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a device for expressing humor that employs a setup which contains a decoy assumption to misdirect the audience into accepting a bogus 1st story ; and a punch which contains a reinterpretation which creates a 2nd story that shatters  the decoy assumption.

(v. t.)
To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally; to banter; as, to joke a comrade.
  

(v. i.)
To do something for sport, or as a joke; to be merry in words or actions; to jest.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
Something not said seriously, or not actually meant; something done in sport.
  

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joke
\joke\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. joked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. joking.] to make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally; to banter; as, to joke a comrade.
joke
\joke\, v. i. [l. jocari.] to do something for sport, or as a joke; to be merry in words or actions; to jest. he laughed, shouted, joked, and swore.

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 in joke 
 visual joke 
 practical joke 
 in-joke 
 take a joke 

n., magadh m., beart ghrinn
he is no joke: ní haon dóigh é
v., tá ag magadh (dam féin, etc.)
you joke: ar magadh ataoi

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Cellweirio = v. to joke; to hint

1. something extremely bad, pathetic, awful, dreadful, etc.: “Their defensive play is a joke”; 2. hopeless, stupid, useless person: “You're nothing but a joke, an absolute joke”; “pack of hopeless jokes”

exclamation denoting dissatisfaction with something

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Noun
1. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at hisown jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"
(synonym) gag, laugh, jest, jape
(hypernym) wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness
(hyponym) belly laugh, sidesplitter, howler, thigh-slapper, scream, wow, riot
(part-meronym) punch line, laugh line, gag line, tag line
(derivation) jest
2. activity characterized by good humor
(synonym) jest, jocularity
(hypernym) diversion, recreation
(hyponym) drollery, waggery
(derivation) jest
3. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
(synonym) antic, prank, trick, caper, put-on
(hypernym) diversion, recreation
(hyponym) dirty trick
4. a triviality not to be taken seriously; "I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke"
(hypernym) pettiness, triviality, slightness

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Verb
1. tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious"
(synonym) jest
(hypernym) communicate, intercommunicate
(hyponym) gag, quip
(derivation) joker, jokester
2. act in a funny or teasing way
(synonym) jest
(hypernym) act, behave, do
(hyponym) clown, clown around, antic
(derivation) joker, jokester

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