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Old 04-11-2007, 08:45 PM   #2
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joke /dʒoʊk/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[johk] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, joked, jok·ing. –noun
1.something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
2.something that is amusing or ridiculous, esp. because of being ludicrously inadequate or a sham; a thing, situation, or person laughed at rather than taken seriously; farce: Their pretense of generosity is a joke. An officer with no ability to command is a joke.
3.a matter that need not be taken very seriously; trifling matter: The loss was no joke.
4.something that does not present the expected challenge; something very easy: The test was a joke for the whole class.
5.practical joke.
–verb (used without object)
6.to speak or act in a playful or merry way: He was always joking with us.
7.to say something in fun or teasing rather than in earnest; be facetious: He didn't really mean it, he was only joking.
–verb (used with object)
8.to subject to jokes; make fun of; tease.
9.to obtain by joking: The comedian joked coins from the audience.

[Origin: 1660–70; < L jocus jest]
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