joke

Definition

Examples

He told a funny joke at the start of the meeting.

Word Family

Synonyms

• quipa witty saying
• gaga humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
• jesta humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

Collocations

• Easy tell a joke
  to tell a joke, meaning to express in words
• Medium share a joke with coworkers
  to share a joke with coworkers, meaning to have in common
• Hard treat allegations as a practical joke
  to treat allegations as a practical joke, meaning to interact in a certain way
• Very Hard standing joke among analysts
  to standing joke among analysts, meaning to be standing; be upright