jest
Noun
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A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter (synset 106790941)
"he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"is a type of: humor, humour, wit, witticism, wittiness - a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughtersubtypes:
- belly laugh, howler, riot, scream, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper, wow - a joke that seems extremely funny
- blue joke, blue story, dirty joke, dirty story - an indelicate joke
- ethnic joke - a joke at the expense of some ethnic group
- funny, funny remark, funny story, good story - an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line)
- in-joke - a joke that is appreciated only by members of some particular group of people
- one-liner - a one-line joke
- shaggy dog story - a long rambling joke whose humor derives from its pointlessness
- sick joke - a joke in bad taste
- sight gag, visual joke - a joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie)
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Activity characterized by good humor (synset 100431990)
is a type of: diversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulatessubtypes:
- drollery, waggery - a quaint and amusing jest
- leg-pull, leg-pulling - as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true
- pleasantry - an agreeable or amusing remark
same as: jocularity, joke
Verb
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Tell a joke;
Speak humorously (synset 200855315)"He often jokes even when he appears serious"is a type of: communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelingssubtypes:- gag, quip - make jokes or quips
- arse around, fool, fool around, horse around - indulge in horseplay
- pun - make a play on words
same as: joke -
Act in a funny or teasing way (synset 200105308)
is a type of: act, behave, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneselfsame as: joke
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