1
as in laugh
something said or done to cause laughter
he was known for his hilarious jokes
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as in parody
a poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something
her rendition of the national anthem is a joke
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as in fool
a person or thing that is made fun of
having lost his looks and his voice years ago, these days he's just a show business joke and fodder for late-night comedy
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as in to fun
to make jokes
he was known for his ability to joke about his lack of anything resembling a social life
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Recent Examples of joke
Tony Jones, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
There were a number of jokes about this being the final Mark Twain Prize, given some of the night’s humor at the expense of the president.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2025
Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Conan O’Brien received what many joked was the last Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday night.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2025
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Noun
In the locker room following the win, the jokes were back.
—Tony Jones, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
There were a number of jokes about this being the final Mark Twain Prize, given some of the night’s humor at the expense of the president.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
The 20 time All-Star joked about Nash getting a head coaching job in the NBA because of his new hosting gig.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Conan O’Brien received what many joked was the last Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday night.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joke
Noun
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The duchess gave an exaggerated shrug before stifling a laugh.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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The friendly exes were spotted sharing a laugh at a paintball party for their youngest child on March 2 to celebrate Samuel becoming a teenager, as seen in photos shared by Page Six.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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In actuality, everything — unbeknownst to him — was ridiculously staged in a pitch-perfect reality TV parody, as comedy improv actors like David Hornsby and pre-Saturday Night Live Kristen Wiig would put Gould smack dab in the middle of absurd situation after absurd situation.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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For cases relating to works of fiction, parody and satire, courts recognize that the examination must focus on what the publisher intended to convey, the company says.—
Winston Cho,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Historically, betting against bigs who can pass is a fool’s errand.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Here’s the deal: Chasing quick wins is a fool’s errand.—
Jonathan Wagner,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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As OpenAI rolls out Sora to more users, expanding access to additional countries and teasing a potential ChatGPT integration, developers may be incentivized to address issues of bias further.—
Reece Rogers,
WIRED,
23 Mar. 2025
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This year, the star has teased new music, sharing occasional studio photos on Instagram.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Aduba holds everything together with a deft turn, refusing to let Cordelia Cupp’s on-paper oddities ever become a caricature.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Mar. 2025
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Questions about whether making a movie in which little people are treated like retrograde caricatures was a cool thing to do in this day and age.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In 1950s America, Jews were central targets of McCarthyism and the Red Scare.—
Adam Jaffe,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2025
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Tesla has been a target of demonstrations and vandalism since the company’s CEO Elon Musk began leading the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Huang may have been kidding, but Nvidia spent much of its event detailing just how much better its Blackwell chips are.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2025
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After a day on the slopes at Lost Trail, make your way to the tiny town of Jackson, which will make Philipsburg and Anaconda seem like large metropolitan areas (kidding, kinda).—
Will McGough,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Bong was quickly made into a GIF after turning around during Han’s remarks, staring at his new Oscar and bursting into giggles.—
Scott Feinberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Feb. 2025
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Naturally, the family shrieked in excitement and quickly descended into a fit of giggles and tears.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Joke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joke. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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