joke

1. 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 laughter
   subtypes:

   • 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)
   has: gag line, laugh line, punch line, tag line - the point of a joke or humorous story
   same as: gag, jape, jest, laugh
2. Activity characterized by good humor (synset 100431990)
   is a type of: diversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
   subtypes:

   • 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: jest, jocularity
3. A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement (synset 100428583)
   is a type of: diversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
   subtypes:

   • dirty trick - an unkind or aggressive trick
   • practical joke - a prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish)
   same as: antic, caper, prank, put-on, trick
4. A triviality not to be taken seriously (synset 105180970)
   "I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke"
   is a type of: pettiness, puniness, slightness, triviality - the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous

1. Tell a joke;
   Speak humorously (synset 200855315)
   "He often jokes even when he appears serious"
   is a type of: communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings
   subtypes:

   • gag, quip - make jokes or quips
   • arse around, fool, fool around, horse around - indulge in horseplay
   • pun - make a play on words
   same as: jest
2. 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 oneself
   subtypes: antic, clown, clown around - act as or like a clown
   same as: jest

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